History of Donkeys – Sudan
History of donkeys: A donkey Donkeys come from Africa People probably first thought of donkeys as food, and hunted them. But by around 4000 BC people in Nubia (now northern [...]
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Who domesticated cattle? History of cows
History of cows: Cows in a field The wild auroch Cattle are the tame version of the wild aurochs that used to live on the grass plains of Asia, Africa, [...]
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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 [...]
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Draw your own hieroglyphics – Ancient Egypt project
Egyptian hieroglyphics project This is a project you can do inside the classroom, or on a rainy day. Look at hieroglyphs Show the children examples of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Explain that [...]
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What would you take to the afterlife? – Ancient Egypt project
Tomb of Niankh-Khnum and Khnum-Hotep Old Kingdom Egypt Ancient Egypt afterlife project This is a project you can do inside the classroom, or on a rainy day. Time needed: about [...]
