As pharaoh, Hatshepsut (reigned from c1479 - 1458 BC)was different - she was a woman. Customarily Egyptian culture restricted kingship to men, but Hatshepsut's determination and cunning silenced her enemies and enhanced her reputation.

The tomb of King Tutankhamen is one of the most famous because of its well-known discovery by Howard Carter, a British archaeologist. Carter excavated in the Valley of the Kings for eleven years before he discovered Tut's tomb in 1922. ...

If you lived in ancient Egypt, you probably wouldn't know how to read or write! If you did, it would take you many years to learn! Ancient Picture Writing . . . Hieroglyphs , one of the oldest forms of writing, are found on monuments almost 5000 years old!

Mummies, and the process of making them, have fascinated students and scholars for centuries. Here's how they made them . . . Why did the Egyptians make mummies? The ancient Egyptians observed that bodies buried under the desert were dried out and preserved. Based on this observation, they believed that a person's spirit, or soul, lived on after their death.

Most objects that we use everyday become worn and fall apart. Do you think that your sneakers, back packs, or dishes will last 3000 years? Because the ancient Egyptians included objects that they needed everyday and scenes of daily life in their tombs, we can get an idea of how they lived. Here are a few observations based on what they left behind . . .

In ancient times each Egyptian city or region had its own god and worshipped many others. Read on to learn a few general things about ancient Egyptian religious beliefs. Who did they worship? . . . The ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods. Sometimes it's hard for us to tell who was who! Read more.....

Read this to learn more of their SOCIAL pyramid.

Look at this map and notice where the cities in ancient Egypt were located.

Egyptians with camels at Gizeh stand next to the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Cheops in the background, 1913. source http://iarchives.nysed.gov/Gallery/galleryDetail.jsp?id=1179&ss=EDU

Predynastic Egyptian pottery, circa 3800-3600 B.C. Photograph taken in 1937. This photograph taken in 1937 shows ancient Egyptian pottery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The red line decoration on the pottery includes wavy lines, spirals, animals, and boats. source: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/Gallery/galleryDetail.jsp?id=1172&ss=EDU