Ancient Egypt

A review of different aspects of life in the ancient Egypt.

The 7 Wonders of Ancient World

The seven wonders are the architectural and artistic monuments considered as perfect by the Greeks and the Romans.

The canonical list refers to the seven following wonders:

• The Great Pyramid of Giza
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
• The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
• The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
• The Colossus of Rhodes
• The Lighthouse of Alexandria

These monuments are located in Greece, northen Africa and minor Asia. Their date of construction varies from 2800 BC for the Pyramid of Giza to 280 BC for the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The Process of Mummification

The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was wrapped with long strips of linen, and then covered with a large linen cloth. Follow the steps of the mummification process in this short animation about the Getty Museum's Romano-Egyptian mummy Herakleides.

Walk Like an Egyptian

The studentds of 1rst & 3rd year have decorated their classroom door in the ancient Egyptian way to celebrate this Carnival. Will they start walking like an Egyptian?

Maybe this song by The Bangles could help them to learn how to do it:

All the old paintings on the tombs 
They do the sand dance don't you know 
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)

They're falling down like a domino 

All the bazaar men by the Nile 

 They got the money on a bet 

Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)

They snap their teeth on your cigarette 

Foreign types with the hookah pipes say 

Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh 

Walk like an Egyptian 

Blonde waitresses take their trays 

They spin around and they cross the floor 

They've got the moves (oh whey oh) 

You drop your drink then they bring you more 

All the school kids so sick of books 

They like the punk and the metal band 

When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh) 

They're walking like an Egyptian 

All the kids in the marketplace say 

Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh 

Walk like an Egyptian 

Slide your feet up the street bend your back 

Shift your arm then you pull it back 

Life is hard you know (oh whey oh) 

So strike a pose on a Cadillac 

If you want to find all the cops 

They're hanging out in the donut shop 

They sing and dance (oh whey oh) 

Spin the clubs cruise down the block 

All the Japanese with their yen 

The party boys call the Kremlin 

And the Chinese know (oh whey oh) 

They walk the line like Egyptian 

All the cops in the donut shop say 

Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh 

Walk like an Egyptian 

Walk like an Egyptian 

Egyptian Fun

If you want to learn more about Egypt or have fun, just follow these links:

• The magic book lesson: Learn how to build a pyramid, embalm a mummy and scribe in ancient hieroglyphic writing.
• Build a pyramid: The name says it everything.
• Egyptian Hidden Objects: Find out the objects that don't fit the Ancien Egypt.
• Mummy Maker: Learn how to make an mummy while you have fun.
• Hieroglyphics Translator: Translate every message into hieroglyphic language.
• Bricks of Egypt: This breakout game takes you on a fantastic journey through the ancient Egypt.
• Pyramid Solitaire: This game requires players to match cards so their face values equal thirteen.