Egypt

This is the super coolest best unit ever: EGYPT!!!!!!!


We will work on this project for two weeks and a half and I hope you enjoy as much as María and I surely will :-)

We will study something different about the ancient Egyptian culture every day and to finish the project we will do the most awsome handicraft ever!

King Tut Ank Amon, he´s probably the most famous pharaoh. Click on the link to know more:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/tut.html

* Date line + daily life + hierarchy in ancient Egypt.

* Clothing + Traditions:

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/clothing.htm

http://www.dragonstrike.com/egypt/cloth.htm

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/clothing.htm

* Religion (gods, the book of the dead, embalming rituals, etc.)

Check on the links:

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/childrens_online_tours/journey_into_the_mummy/journey_into_the_mummy.aspx
http://www.egyptartsite.com/glossary.html

http://kids.discovery.com/games/just-for-fun/mummy-maker

* Architecture (temples, pyramids, different types of burials depending on the position of the deceased in the Egyptian society)

http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/the-pyramids.html

http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/

* Art (hieroglyphics, sculptures and paintings)

http://www.eyelid.co.uk/hiero1.htm

http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/

http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/pic_wall_paintings_1.htm

http://www.travelsinparadise.com/egypt/valley_kings/index.html

** Some more links:

http://www.show.me.uk/games/games.html

http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/kids/mummies.htm

Visit this website for videos about Egypt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUa1tZ2TklY&feature=related