"Explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example?"-- Provided by publisher....

Explores the lives of ancient Egyptians through more than twenty-five hands-on building projects and activities.

Introduces students to ancient Egypt through the journals of Ahtet, a young boy who writes about his life and civilization. Through his writing, Ahtet explores Egyptian geography, mythology, and agriculture and reveals how the great architect Imhotep designed the first pyramid.

Take a journey down the mighty Nile, back through time, and uncover ancient Egypt's long-lost mysteries.

When the ancient architects completed construction on the Great Pyramid at Giza, they left behind the greatest riddle of the engineering world. For centuries, adventurers and Egyptologists have crawled through every passageway and chamber, measuring and collecting data in an attempt to determine how it was built. Using cutting-edge 3-D software, see the incredibly accurate blueprints of the Great Pyramid.

"The Mind of Egypt presents an unprecedented account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization - the ideas, values, mentalities, belief systems, and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic, and archaeological sources, the renowed historian Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of...

Discusses five famous and influential leaders of ancient Egypt. Included are Queen Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Tutankhamon, Ramses II, and Cleopatra.