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Unbelievable graphics and excellent quality information and activities. Particularly good pyramid, hieroglyphics, and math activities. Commercial content is probably worth buying if it is as good as the free stuff. Can use for educational purposes if you link back to his site. Egypt Pyramids Pharaohs Hieroglyphs temple reconstructions kings and queens free Quiz games write your name in the ancient hieroglyphic script.

Egyptian Scroll Paintings--thanks Gun Hui!

Egyptian Symbols and Figures: Scroll Paintings Introduction This lesson introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world, and through tomb paintings. Hieroglyphs consist of pictures of familiar objects that represent sounds. They were used in ancient Egypt from about 3100 BC to 400 CE.

Hieroglyphs: Say What?

A cartouche is a kind of nameplate. Ancient Egyptians used cartouches for kings, queens, and other high-ranking people in the kingdom. A cartouche consists of a number of different hieroglyphic symbols enclosed in a loop. Click on any of the names below to see what they would look like as a cartouche.

Type in your name and see it spelled in hieroglyphics.

Mummies, elaborate afterlife preparations, buried tombs that require painstaking excavation, mysterious hieroglyphs and wall paintings … These are just a few of the many legacies of ancient Egypt that have captured the attention of people throughout history. You can explore them further on this site!

Contributions of Ancient Egypt poster: a few contributions of Ancient Egypt to subsequent cultures

Writing The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to record and communicate information about religion and government. Thus, they invented written scripts that could be used to record this information.