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A kid's life in ancient Egypt

Explores how children lived in ancient Egypt.

Geography matters in ancient Egypt

How did the River Nile shape Egyptian life? What is a shaduf and what was it used for? How did the Ancient Egyptians make papyrus paper? Geography Matters in Ancient Egypt looks at how the Egyptian Empire changed through time and gives fascinating insights into many different aspects of Egyptian life through its geography. Read about how the Egyptians made use of desert oases how they found and used resources such as limestone and granite for building pyramids in desert areas and how early Egyptian settlers who had decided to build in areas around the River Nile prevented their houses from flooding.

Do you want to be an ancient Egyptian princess?

2015
Describes the life of an Ancient Egyptian princess, including how they dressed, what their role was in the royal palace and more.

Tales of ancient Egypt

2013
A collection of myths, folktales, and legends of ancient Egypt.

Cleopatra

the life and death of a pharaoh
1997

The pyramids and sphinx

1971
Traces Egyptian civilization from the first settlements along the Nile to the era of the pyramid builders of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

The Babylonian theorem

the mathematical journey to Pythagoras and Euclid
2010
Focuses on the early accounts of algebra, looking at Egyptian writings which influenced geometric algebra and evolved into quadratic algebra and examining how the Pythagorean theorem was derived from a Babylonian theorem.

The Egyptian book of life

symbolism of ancient Egyptian temples and tomb art
2000
Explores the myths, legends, and symbols of ancient Egypt, discussing what can be learned about the Egyptian culture by studying the artwork left behind in their tombs and temples.

Nefertiti

an archaeological biography
1978

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