Ancient Egypt was full of stupendous building projects, wars and territorial disputes, and dynamic personalities.
The Great Egyptian Pyramids
Learn more about the great Pyramids at Giza and elsewhere, as well as how and why they were built.
Maps of Ancient Egypt
Where were the Pyramids? How about the Sphinx? What was the capital of ancient Egypt? Find the answers to these questions and more.
Life in Ancient Egypt
Check out this amazing site from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. It uses artifacts from the huge Carnegie Museum collection as examples.
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Yes, they had doctors back then. Egypt had good ones, too. Find out just how good they were.
Egypt Daily Life
Pharaohs and their Pyramids are common knowledge. But how did the normal people live? This site tells you.
Writing in Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus, a primitive form of paper. Try your hand at writing and learning about hieroglyphs.
Old Kingdom
The beginnings of an empire
Middle Kingdom
Gaining strength
New Kingdom
Most famous period
Alexander the Great
Ruled Egypt for a time
