Showing posts with label Resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Resources. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Ancient Egypt Song

Listen to this song and read the lyrics to learn more about Ancient Egypt and its culture.

Walk Like An Egyptian

Do you understand all the references made in the song? Is there anything mentioned that you don't remember learning about or you think we should talk more about in class?

Religion in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians practiced polytheism- which means they worshiped many gods and goddesses. Follow the link below to learn more about the gods and goddesses they recognized and the powers that each one had.

Gods and Goddesses

Click through the tabs on the side to learn more. "Story" will take you through the Egyptian version of the creation of the world, "Explore" will let you click on an image of each individual god or goddess to learn more about him/her, and "Challenge" will let you participate in a fun activity using what you've learned.

Gods of Ancient Egypt

Another Great Resource!

The History Channel's website has a lot of great information that might be useful for you in your research.

History.com

The website has some really interesting facts and articles (especially if you're interested in Cleopatra!) and also has a few short videos photo galleries for those of you who like to see pictures of what you're learning about.

Here is one of the videos that I enjoyed:

The Great Pyramids Deconstructed

Research Resource

Here is a great resource for your research! This website has information about different aspects of Egyptian life including government, geography, rituals and customs, daily life, and more.

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Mesopotamia Rap Song

Here's a fun song to help you remember some of the basics about the ancient Mesopotamian civilization we've been studying.