Deschutes Public Library

Cascade Middle School: Ms. Mills’ Project on Egyptian Pharaohs

Library Online Resources

In the “Online Resources” section of the Deschutes Public Library website (www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources), check out the databases in the Homework category! Use your library card (including Library Linx cards) to log in, or use them at a public library. Do a keyword search or browse the categories in these databases for magazine and journal articles covering your topic.

Enter the name of your pharaoh into the search box of either of these resources to retrieve encyclopedia articles, images, and more!

Biography in Context
www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/bio.aspx

Student Resources in Context
www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gsrc.aspx

Websites

PBS Empires: Egypt
www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/newkingdom/pharaohs.html

KingTutOne.com: Pharaohs
www.kingtutone.com/pharaohs/

Penn Museum: Egypt
www.penn.museum/documents/education/pennmuseum_egypt_previsit_combined.pdf

This online activity and information guide starts off with great facts about pharaohs.

MrDowling.com: The Pharaoh
www.mrdowling.com/604-pharaoh.html

King-Tut.org: Pharaohs
www.king-tut.org.uk/egyptian-pharaohs/index.htm

Information on King Tut as well as other pharaohs, kings and queens.

Virtual-Egytpian-Museum.org: Kings of Egypt
www.virtual-egyptian-museum.org/Reference/Lists/KingsAlpha.html

Names and dates of the pharaohs. Check out the rest of the virtual museum: www.virtual-egyptian-museum.org/Collection/FullVisit/Collection.FullVisit-FR.html.

eHistory from Ohio State University: Ancient Egypt Biographies
ehistory.osu.edu/ancient/egypt/rulers.cfm

National Geographic: Hatshepsut
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/hatshepsut/brown-text

This is a great, lengthy article about the female pharaoh, Hatshepsut.

Last modified on Tuesday, January 08, 2013