 January
2005
Updated JUNE, 2007
Pyramid
History
Browse like an Egyptian! A BBC Web site.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians
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CONTENT:
Pyramid History, presented by the BBC, offers a great collection of
in-depth articles, interactive activities, multimedia galleries, timelines
and more about the Egyptian Pyramids. |
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SITE DESIGN:
Links to the various areas of the site are listed on the main page
with thumbnail graphics and a short introduction. Internal pages have
a right side menu of related links. Flash Player is needed. |
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REVIEW:
The Pyramids hold a certain fascination for many people and this
site offers anyone the opportunity to explore the subject fully.
This site has it all from articles about how the Great Pyramid was
built to an interactive game where the user chooses the site, negotiates
the Nile and motivates a workforce to build the ultimate tomb. Visitors
can listen to a letter from a king, a princess's prayer and the
dream of a temple dancer, learn about the lives of the ordinary
people who built the Pyramids and the methods used in the construction,
or find out how the hieroglyphic code was cracked. The multimedia
galleries include the God’s Gallery featuring the important
deities that were worshipped by the Egyptians, the Pyramids Gallery
that traces the evolution of the pyramids, Khufu’s Pyramid
Complex and the Animal Gallery showing the animals that were important
to the Egyptians. Included is a timeline that traces the main events
of ancient Egyptian history and a section on historic figures such
as Khufu and Menkaura. |
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