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WEB SITES

Voices of Ancient Egypt
Listen to letters, dreams, coffin inscriptions and prayers of real ancient Egyptians.

Odyssey Online: Egypt
You can learn about the people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archaeology of Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt
Egyptian life, gods & goddesses, mummification, pharoahs, pyramids, temples, time, trades and writing. It's all here, compliments of the British Museum.

Egypt: Secrets of an Ancient World
Here are some quick links within this site from National Geographic:

Life in Ancient Egypt
An online exhibit from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Ancient Egypt: Science and Technology
Plan your trip to the afterlife, send a buried message, and learn about mummification. From Boston's own Museum of Science.

Ancient Egyptians
Pyramids, daily life, hieroglyphs, gods and beliefs, mummification, and pharoahs from the BBC.

Pyramid Challenge
In this game, you must complete the contstruction of the pharaoh's tomb.

Mummy Maker
Enter the embalmer's workshop, where you are to prepare the body of Ramose, officer to the king, for burial. Ramose's prospects of reaching paradise depend entirely on you.

Compass Tour of Ancient Egypt
From the British Museum.

Ancient Egypt for Kids
Award-winning page by Lin & Don Donn.

Encyclopedia Mythica: Egyptian Mythology
Encyclopedia of mythology, folklore and legend. Citations provided for each article! There is an alphabetical list of articles on the left.

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Ancient & Medieval History Online
Search the database or click on ANCIENT EGYPT under LEARNING CENTERS for "Pharaohs, pyramids, Tut'ankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Ramesses II, funerary practices, Faiyum, Book of the Dead, Memphis, Ra, Egyptology, Thebes, mummy studies, nomes, Alexandria, Sinai, Rosetta Stone, pyramid workers, Precepts of Ptah-hotep, Cleopatra, the Nile, and much more: Explore Ancient Egypt!"
To use Ancient & Medieval History Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

Biography Resource Center
Use this Gale (InfoTrac) database to research important people of ancient times.
To use Biography Resource Center at home, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

Enter Library Card Number FOR HOME ACCESS:

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Britannica Online
The complete Encyclopædia Britannica (high school), Compton's by Britannica (middle school) and Britannica Elementary (elementary school) and the Web's Best Sites.
To use Britannica Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

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