The rich and extensive floodplain of the River Nile can claim to be the cradle of one of the earliest and most spectacular civilizations of antiquity. Ancient Egypt: A Social History, first published ...

Which one would you prefer to live in and why? The class could discuss how the Ancient Egyptians didn’t use money. What did they do instead? Did the system work? Divide the class into two groups ...

In this authoritative and compelling 2006 survey of the archaeology of early Egypt, David Wengrow offers an interpretation of the emergence of farming economies and the dynastic state, c.10,000 to ...

This clip is from BBC series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings. The class could prepare questions they would ask to an ancient Egyptian about the mummification process.