New Kingdom temples – Ancient Egypt
New Kingdom temples: Temple of Amon at Luxor No more pyramids! By the time of the New Kingdom, about 1500 BC, nobody was building pyramids anymore (that's how we know [...]
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Egyptian houses – Ancient Egypt
A model of an Egyptian house found in a tomb from the First Intermediate Period (about 2100 BC) Most Egyptian people lived in small houses like this one. The house [...]
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Pyramids and houses – Ancient Egyptian architecture
Pyramids at Giza, Egypt People tend to think that Egyptian building styles stayed the same for the whole period of Ancient Egypt, from the beginning of the Old Kingdom to [...]
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How to build a pyramid – Ancient Egypt
Pyramid project: building a sand pyramid A pyramid project Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, like Mayan lords, built pyramids because they're a pretty easy shape to build. Pyramids are especially easy to [...]
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History of cats – Where did cats come from?
History of cats: Sumerian clay head of a cat (Iraq, ca. 3000-2000 BC) Evolution of cats Wildcats first evolved from earlier mammals in Europe during the late Tertiary period, about [...]
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Relief carving – ancient Egypt project
Egyptian relief carving of a man leading a bull: the background has been cut away Egyptian artists used different carving techniques in the Old Kingdom (about 3000-2000 BC) than they [...]
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How to make papyrus – Ancient Egypt project
Papyrus project - Or you can buy real handmade Egyptian papyrus from Amazon - just click! It's actually pretty easy to make papyrus. You need a lot of river reeds [...]
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Painting a fresco – Ancient Egypt project
Fresco painting project: Egyptian fresco painting Ancient art project: Want to make your own fresco painting? This fresco painting project is pretty straightforward. Start by getting some plaster of Paris [...]
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A day in ancient Egypt – Food, Costumes, Activities
Egypt activities: Akhenaten and Nefertiti If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient Egypt activities, here's some ideas other people have [...]
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How to build a shaduf – Ancient Egypt projects
Egyptian shaduf project This is a project you should do outside on a nice warm day, because you are going to get wet! Egyptian shaduf project A shaduf is a [...]
