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1. Egyptian Artifacts

2. Egyptian Mummies (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago)
   "The mummies from the Deir el-Bahri cache were removed to the Cairo Museum in 1881, and most, but not all, of the mummies found in the tomb of Amenhotep II were brought to Cairo after their discovery."

3. Egyptian History (Rivendell)
   Provides well organized and somewhat comprehensive resources.

4. Ancient Egyptians

5. Daily Life for Ancient Egyptians (Donn)
   Provides articles about daily life, such as toys, pets, food, jobs, entertainment, transportation, clothes, and other details. 03-06

6. Ancient Egyptians (Detroit Institute of Arts)
   Provides cross-curricular lesson plans. 2-01

7. Ancient Egyptian Art (Artchive.com)
   Provides an introduction and examples of art. 3-01

8. -09-04-05 Egyptian Poll Monitors Banned (BBC News)
   "Egypt's electoral commission says it will not allow independent groups to monitor Wednesday's presidential election, defying a court ruling." 9-05

9. CT Scans Reveal Ancient Egyptian Mummies' Secrets (CNN News)
   "Inside are the three frail bodies in open wooden crates causing all the commotion. Another body -- a prince no less -- is a few rooms down in a computer tomography scanner."
   
   "The bodies are part of the Brooklyn Museum's collection of 11 Egyptian mummies, transported to the North Shore University Hospital to be scanned. The goal: Find out who they are, how they might have died and establish a chronology of advances in ancient Egypt's mummification techniques." 06-09

10. -01-31-11 Egyptian Army Recognizes Legitimacy of Protesters (CBS News)
    "Egypt's military promised Monday not to fire on any peaceful protests and recognized 'the legitimacy of the people's demands,' a sign army support for President Hosni Mubarak may be unraveling. Protesters planned a major escalation, calling for a million people to take to the streets to push Mubarak out of power." 01-11

11. -12-02-11 Islamists Dominate in Egyptian Election (Time.com)
    "The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's political mainstream, and its most significant challengers are the more extreme Islamists of the Salafi movement rather than the secular liberal forces that dominate the Tahrir Square protest movement. That appears to be the not-exactly-surprising verdict of the electorate, according to reports from the first two days of voting in Egypt's protracted parliamentary election."
    
    "The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's political mainstream, and its most significant challengers are the more extreme Islamists of the Salafi movement rather than the secular liberal forces that dominate the Tahrir Square protest movement. That appears to be the not-exactly-surprising verdict of the electorate, according to reports from the first two days of voting in Egypt's protracted parliamentary election."
    
    "The official announcement of results from the nine (out of a total of 27) provinces has been delayed until Friday or Saturday, but the New York Times reports that the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party looks to have garnered some 40% of the vote, while a further 25% could go to the even more conservative Salafist al-Nour party. Despite the apparent Islamist majority, Brotherhood leaders hastened to reassure Egyptians Thursday that they have no intention of seeking a coalition with the Salafists, seeing secular parties as the more natural ally for their vision of a democratic Egypt. If anything, the Islamists' share of the vote is more likely to grow than shrink, considering that the electoral districts that voted this week were the most urban, middle class and liberal." 12-11

12. -12-08-12 Egyptian President Gives Up Sweeping Powers (USA Today)
    "A national dialogue committee said a referendum on a disputed draft constitution will be held on schedule, but President Mohammed Morsi has agreed to rescind the near-absolute power he had granted himself." 12-12

13. -07-03-13 Egyptian President Removed by the Military (New York Times)
    "Egypt’s military moved forcefully to seize power from President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday, deploying tanks and troops in Cairo and other cities, restricting his travel and convening an emergency meeting of top civilian and religious leaders to devise an interim government and lay the groundwork for new elections."
    
    "Security officials said the military’s intelligence service had banned any travel by President Morsi and senior Islamist aides, including the Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide, Mohamed Badie, and his influential deputy, Khairat el-Shater." 07-13

14. -07-04-13 New Egyptian Leader Not Well Known (NBC News)
    "The man who will shepherd Egypt from four days of tumultuous political protests into its highly uncertain future is a little-known judge described by a colleague as fair, reserved and committed to cooperation."
    
    "Adly Mansour, 67, who was chairman of the Supreme Constitutional Court before he was hurried into office Thursday, used his first moments as interim president to cast himself as a servant of the people who is interested in building an inclusive government." 07-13

15. -07-14-13 Egyptian Economy in Free Fall (World.Time.com)
    "As interim Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy works to fill out his fledgling Cabinet and return the country to something resembling stability, one of his most immediate challenges will be a task he, in theory, should be ably qualified to handle."
    
    "Al-Beblawy, a career economist and former Finance Minister, has assumed the reins of a country in economic free fall." 07-13

16. -11-29-14 Egyptian Judges Drop All Charges Against Former President Mubarak (New York Times)
    "An Egyptian court dropped all remaining criminal charges against former President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday in a sweeping repudiation of the Arab Spring uprising that forced him from power." 11-14

17. -Egyptian Death Toll Rises (World.Time.com)
    "The official death toll climbed to 638 nationwide on Thursday in the Egyptian government’s violent crackdown on protest encampments organized by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi, making it the single deadliest incident since the January 2011 revolution that ended the dictatorship of President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt’s Health Ministry added that there were at least 3,717 injured and casualty figures are expected to climb. The Interior Ministry separately announced that 43 security personnel died in the violence.” 08-13

18. Milestones of Ancient Egypt (Exploring Ancient World Cultures)
    Ancient Egyptian milestones from 3100 BCE to 305 BCE. 1-04

19. Egypt - Pyramid Excavation (PBS Nova)
    Provides history and cross-sectional maps on excavations of pyramids in Giza Egypt.

20. Hieroglyphics Alphabet and Symbols (Busch Gardens)
    Provides the alphabetic symbols and other symbols to create a message. You can write your name in hieroglyphics. 3-00