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	Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations
		Discover the greatest of the Lost Secrets of the remote Ancient Egyptians including their knowledge of Precession which they encoded into their mythology, art and the Narmer Plate.
		The remote Ancient Egyptians mapped the constellations, discovered Precession and invented hieroglyphs.
		Freemasonry is the legacy of the Ancient Egyptians.
	ancientegypt.hypermart.net (191 words)

	Ancient Egypt at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
		The ancient Egyptian civilization is the subject of considerable curiosity for some because of its distance and differences from the world in which we live today, for others because of its similarities to modern life.
		The ancient Egyptian word for “mummy” was sah, meaning “nobility” and “dignity.” The Egyptians believed that a deceased person’s mummy could reunite with his or her alter ego (ba) and also serve the needs of the deceased (akh) and his or her life force (ka) in the afterlife.
		Egyptian gods were associated with various animals, but this does not mean they were “animal gods.” An animal symbolized a specific aspect of a god, but many gods had more than one animal form and no animal was associated with only one deity.
	www.brooklynmuseum.org /kiosk/egyptian/ancient-egypt/k4/faqs/faqs.php (1959 words)

	Ancient Egypt - MSN Encarta
		Culturally, it refers to the ways ancient Egyptians spoke, worshiped, understood the nature of the physical world, organized their government, made their livings, entertained themselves, and related to others who were not Egyptian.
		The Nile River, which formed the focus of ancient Egyptian civilization, originates in the highlands of East Africa and flows northward throughout the length of what are now Sudan and Egypt.
		Although the ancient Egyptians worshiped many gods, Egypt is also often recognized as the origin of the first recorded monotheist (worshiper of one god), the king who called himself Akhenaton.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_461511156/Ancient_Egypt.html (2080 words)

	THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS OF EYGPT !!! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		And just in case you thought the ancient Egyptians were very different then we are, consider this: The spent a lot of time watching professional wrestlers who were hired purely for entertainment.
		The ancient Egyptians obeyed their king, the Pharaoh, not just because he was the political leader of the lsnd.
		Ancient Egyptians believed that after a person died, his body would meet with his soul in the afterlife.
	www.geocities.com /pyrmid1/egypt.html (1477 words)

	Ancient Egyptians called themselves KM meaning Black people. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ancient Egyptians are identified in the Bible as Hamites/Khemites (Psalm 106:21-22; 78:51; 105:27), and were descended through the line of Mizraim which is the name given for Egypt in the Hebrew Old Testament.
		Ham, one of the three sons of Noah and the direct ancestor of the Egyptians, was Black; moreover, the Bible repeatedly refers to Egypt as the Land of Khawm /Ham, and equates Ham with Egypt.
		The ancient Egyptians called themselves KM or Kam-Au which means Black people or Black God-people, and their country Kemet (Kamit /Khemit), which means land of the Black people and the Black Land.
	users.sunbeach.net /jrmoore/Black_Egyptians.html (2256 words)

	Religion in the Lives of the Ancient Egyptians
		Hence, the movement of the sun across the sky was represented by images of the sun in his celestial boat crossing the vault of heaven or of the sun flying over the sky in the form of a scarab beetle.
		Central to Egyptian religion and thought is the concept of maat, the embodiment of truth and the universal balance of the universe.
		Throughout most of Egyptian history, the ritual was celebrated on the thirtieth anniversary of the king's accession to the throne and thereafter at three-year intervals.
	fathom.lib.uchicago.edu /1/777777190168 (2191 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Medicine - Smith Papyrus - Ebers Papyrus
		The use of Autopsy came through the extensive embalming practices of the Egyptians, as it was not unlikely for an embalmer to examine the body for a cause of the illness which killed it.
		The Egyptians thought that most illnesses - at least those caused by no obvious accident - were the work of hostile powers: 'an adversary male or female, a spirit or a dead person' and it was for this reason that magicians, as well as physicians were concerned with curing the ills of the populace.
		Ancient Egyptians knew little about the existence, for instance, of the kidneys and made the heart the meeting point of a number of vessels which carried all the fluids of the body (from blood, which is correct), to tears, urine and sperm (which is less so).
	www.crystalinks.com /egyptmedicine.html (3607 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Sports \| Beginning of the ball (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ancient Egyptians were the forefathers of many modern day sports.
		On display at the Egyptian museum in Tahrir Square is a small statue of Tutankhamen as a hippo hunter.
		The Ancient Egyptians were indeed the founders of street ball, and the image is one which continues its legacy in Egypt today -- not just as football, but also as kura shurab -- (sock football).
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/669/sp4.htm (1655 words)

	Sheaffer ::The Stars of Egypt Story
		In addition to being inventors and craftsmen, Ancient Egyptians were guided by a profound interest in the heavens.
		Using the stars as a guide, the Egyptians accurately aligned their pyramids and temples to the four cardinal points, developed a 365 day calendar, and divided the day into 24 hours.
		Through the Sheaffer® Stars of Egypt Limited Edition Collection, Sheaffer Pen is proud to pay tribute to the Ancient Egyptians – their fascinating culture, their contributions to the world and to defining the written language.
	www.sheafferstarsofegypt.com /story.htm (380 words)

	Ancient Egyptian
		Ancient Egyptian figurine, a carved Hematite reclining horse, the symbol of prestige, wealth and status.
		Carved from a semi translucent carnelian stone, a cat, sacred to the Ancient Egyptians because of its hostility to snakes.
		Ancient Egyptian cartonnage masks from a mummy, the blue nemes head cloth red, ivory and fl, the face with traces of gold leaf, the nose broken, age chips on and around the edges, age cracks to the bottom of the nemes head cloth.
	www.worldwidestore.com /artifacts2.html (531 words)

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		Perhaps the most striking legacy left by the Ancient Egyptians was in their funerary art, surviving in coffins and statues in virtually every major museum throughout the world.
		As is true of most ancient cultures, what are now regarded as their works of art were produced to fulfill specific functions.9 The modern mind tends to make distinctions where the ancient mind did not.
		Further evidence of the artist's exalted status in ancient Egypt is that his title never includes the expression per en djet (mortuary estate, endowment) so often applied to craftsmen in workshops outside the royal circles.
	www.lycos.com /info/egyptian-art--ancient-egyptians.html?page=3 (553 words)

	BBC - History - Ancient History
		From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place.
		The culture of ancient Egypt spanned 5,000 years, but it remains an intriguing mystery.
		The vibrant societies of ancient Greece have had a profound impact on the modern world.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/ancient (138 words)

	Egyptian Cosmetic \| History Of Cosmetic \| Ancient Cosmetic Tools \| Ancient Egypt Cosmetics \| Ancient Cosmetic
		Ancient Egyptian Cosmetic went beyond this, for their application was often a matter of personal hygiene and health.
		It was certainly used to colour hair and perhaps also the palms of the hands, soles of the feet and nails, although it has been suggested that the henna-like stain on these parts of mummies was caused by embalmers' materials.
		Their circular shape, brightness and reflective quality suggested to the Egyptians the face of the sun and its life giving powers and thus the mirror became a symbol of regeneration and vitality.
	www.egyptattraction.com /ancient-egyptian-cosmetic.html (2088 words)

	Ancient Egypt Online; Hieroglyphs
		The ancient Egyptians called them 'mdju netjer or "words of the gods." The first known example of hieroglyphic writing in ancient Egypt was discovered on bone and ivory tags, pottery vessels and clay seal impressions discovered in a pre-dynastic tomb in Abydos.
		There is some evidence of a Mesopotamian influence on pre-dynastic Egyptian culture (such as the use of cylindrical seals and the mythical beast depicted on the Narmer palette.), but no evidence of an Egyptian influence in Mesopotamia at that time.
		The early part of the dynasty saw a renewal of Egyptian civilisation as Alexandria became the only city in the ancient world to rival the power and glory of Rome.
	www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk /hieroglyphs.html (824 words)

	BBC - History - Egyptians
		Mummification is indelibly associated with ancient Egypt, but many cultures have made use of the technique.
		Animals played an important part in the ancient Egyptian belief system, with sacred creatures and even pets being preserved for eternity.
		Explore the history and development of ancient Egypt through the key dynasties of this mighty civilisation.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/ancient/egyptians (410 words)

	Daily Bible Study - The Ancient Egyptians
		Many are familiar with the old Egyptian empire solely because of the Israelite Exodus which occurred approximately 3,400 years ago.
		The Egyptian civilization, one of the oldest known, developed in the Nile River region well over 5,000 years ago.
		The history of ancient Egypt is divided into a number of periods, kingdoms and dynasties.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/egyptans.htm (95 words)

	What Race Were the Ancient Egyptians?
		The Egyptians are better classified using evidence of their language and their material cultures, historical records, and their physical remains because so-called "racial" identification has been elusive, much for the reasons cited above.
		We can safely conclude that the ancient Egyptians were of various skin colors, few of which were light judging by the climate.
		The southern Egyptians were distinguished from the northerners by a smaller cranial index, a larger nasal index and greater prognathism.
	www.catchpenny.org /race.html (1622 words)

	Life of the Anceint Egyptians
		To some extent, particularly in rural areas, modern Egyptians represent a laboratory from which we can pick out many ancient Egyptian customs and observing them, even from the comfort of a cruise ship swimming pool, gives one some idea of ancient Egyptian life.
		Egyptology has to be considered the oldest discipline to study ancient man. We find references to several people who are sometimes considered to be founders of this science, such as W. Petrie and Champollion, but in reality, the study of ancient Egyptians is much, much older.
		Nevertheless, there have always been a few scholars that have focused on the life of ancient Egyptians and over the years we have come to learn a great deal about their customs and culture, even outside of the funerary context.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/lifeinegypt.htm (1169 words)

	ancient egyptians history - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library
		...conception ascribed to the ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, Chinese, and to the...consequently, as among the ancient Egyptians and Indo-Aryans, the diurnal...people as intelligent as the ancient Egyptians in earliest historic ages...
		The ancient Egyptians saw themselves and the...art or the art of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean...archaeology, and art history at Brown University...
		In the Steps of the Pharaohs: An Exhibition Celebrating the Influences of the Ancient Egyptians on the Modern Day Perfume Industry Is Attracting International Visitors to the French Provencal Town of Grasse.
	www.questia.com /SM.qst?act=search&keywordsSearchType=1000&keywords=ancient-egyptians-history (1680 words)

	Egyptian figure 305 — 30 BC
		Egyptian figure 305 — 30 BC Unearth authentic Egyptian works of art, uncover genuine Egyptian artifacts, reveal ancient Egyptian archaeological finds.
		Finely carved Green stone hippopotamus, feared by the Ancient Egyptians because of their huge mouths, teeth, size and aggressive natures when angered.
		Egyptian antiquities are authentic age-old works of art, museum quality, and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
	www.worldwidestore.com /29836c.htm (79 words)

	Origin of the Ancient Egyptians
		It is a notable fact that even today Egyptians, particularly in Upper Egypt, belong to the same Group B as the populations of western Africa on the Atlantic seaboard and not the A2 group characteristic of the white race prior to any crossbreeding.
		To the Greek and Latin writers contemporary with the ancient Egyptians the latter's physical classification posed no problems: the Egyptians were negroes, thick-lipped, kinky-haired and thin-legged; the unanimity of the author's evidence on a physical fact as salient as a people's race will be difficult to minimize or pass over.
		In Egyptian, words are normally followed by a determinative which indicates their exact sense, and for this particuar expression Egyptologists suggest that [heiroglyphics] km=fl and that the colour qualifies the determinative which follows it and which signifies 'country'.
	www.africawithin.com /diop/origin_egyptians.htm (7045 words)

	Life in Ancient Egypt
		Not much of a life if you ask someone today but to the Ancient Egyptians, who never played a video game, heard of a TV, or ever dreamed of the machines that we have now, it was quite a life indeed.
		Ancient Egyptians put a lot of work into their artwork and produced many high quality products.
		The Ancient Egyptians that lived in the flood area of the Nile River had to do this every year.
	library.thinkquest.org /J002046F/ancient_egyptian_life.htm (620 words)

	For Hathor, Opium and the Ancient Egyptians (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ancient Egyptians were not shy about their drug use.
		The poppy plant was cultivated in the ancient civilisations of Persia, Egypt and Mesopotamia.
		Egyptian pharaohs were entombed with opium artefacts by their side.
	www.ancientworlds.net /18580 (1003 words)

	NOVA Online/Pyramids/Ancient Egypt
		Ancient Egyptians called their land "Kemet," which meant "fl," after the fl fertile silt-layered soil that was left behind each year during the annual innundation, when the Nile flooded the fields.
		The Egyptians called the desert "deshret," meaning "red," and this endless carpet of sand covers an estimated 95 % of Egypt, interrupted only by the narrow band of green carved by the waters of the Nile.
		Here, the extreme dry sands of the desert meet the fertile silt-laden soils along the Nile -- a river that provides a source of life for the entire nation and a good part of the African continent.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/age.html (382 words)

	The Ancient Egyptians
		This explains why the ancient Egyptians divided their days into twenty-four periods, which is, in turn, why we have twenty-four hours in a day.
		methods that the Egyptians used to measure time was the water clock, or Clepsydra, which consisted of a container of water with a small hole in the bottom through which the water escaped.
		In this system the numbers 1 through 9 were drawn using the appropriate number of vertical lines; 10 was represented by a circle; 100 was a coiled rope; 1,000 a lotus blossom; 10,000 a pointing finger; 100,000 a tadpole; and 1,000,000 a picture of a man with his arms spread wide in amazement.
	www.maxmon.com /egypt1.htm (496 words)

	The Ancient Egyptians World History of India, The Ancient Egyptians, The Ancient Egyptians and their gods functioned ...
		The Ancient Egyptians and their gods functioned for a time period, which was approximately twice as long as our current Christian era.
		From the outset Egyptians were intensely religious and superstitious; the supernatural was closely interwoven with the real in many aspects of everyday life.
		The Egyptian authorities specially gave the city of Naucratis to these Greek mercenaries and their hangers' on with the intention of preventing the intermingling of the foreigners with the native population.
	www.4to40.com /earth/history/index.asp?article=earth_history_theancientegyptians (3750 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Alcohol
		Beer was depicted on the walls of the tombs, as were scenes of the ancient Egyptian brewery.
		Though the later Greek accounts suggest that the beer, instead, was as intoxicating as the strongest wine, and it is clear that the worshipers of Bast, Sekhmet and Hathor got drunk on beer as part of their worship of these goddesses, because of their aspect of the Eye of Ra.
		Due to the climatic changes since the time of ancient Egypt, quests for the right vine, the right mixture of materials, and other factors, have left the modern renditions of ancient Egyptian wine with something to be desired...
	www.thekeep.org /~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/egypt_alcohol.html (1741 words)

	Ancient Egyptians
		There are many opportunities when ICT can be used to enhance a topic on the Egyptians.
		There are too many activities here to all be incorporated into one topic so teachers might wish to focus on a particular aspect of developing ICT capability.
		Use Roamer to visit the towns of ancient Egypt drawn on a large floor map.
	www.petercrumpler.co.uk /ancient_egyptians.htm (371 words)

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