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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a long-lived ancient civilization in north-eastern Africa. It was concentrated along the middle to lower reaches of the Nile River reaching its greatest extension during the second millennium BC, which is referred to as the New Kingdom period.

Ancient Egypt developed over at least three and a half millennia. It began with the incipient unification of Nile Valley polities around 3500 BC and is conventionally thought to have ended in 51 BC when the early Roman Empire conquered and absorbed Ptolemaic Egypt as a province.

The civilization of ancient Egypt was based on a finely balanced control of natural and human resources, characterized primarily by controlled irrigation of the fertile Nile Valley; the mineral exploitation of the valley; the early development of an independent writing system and literature; and military ventures that demonstrated territorial domination of neighboring cultures at different periods.

See extended articles on the history of Ancient Egypt at Wikipedia:

Egyptian Dynasties:

(see also: List of Egyptian dynasties)

  • Early Dynastic Period of Egypt (1st to 2nd Dynasties; until ca. 27th century BC)
  • Old Kingdom (3rd to 6th Dynasties; 27th to 22nd centuries BC)
  • First Intermediate Period (7th to 11th Dynasties)
  • Middle Kingdom of Egypt (11th to 14th Dynasties; 20th to 17th centuries BC)
  • Second Intermediate Period (14th to 17th Dynasties)
    • Hyksos (15th to 16th Dynasties, c. 1674 BC to 1548 BC)
    • New Kingdom of Egypt (18th to 20th Dynasties; 16th to 11th centuries BC)
  • Third Intermediate Period (21st to 25th Dynasties; 11th to 7th centuries BC)
  • Late Period of Ancient Egypt (26th to 31st Dynasties; 7th century BC to 332 BC)
    • Achaemenid Dynasty
  • Graeco-Roman Egypt (332 BC to CE 639)
    • Macedonian Kings (332 BC to 305 BC)
    • Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 BC to 30 BC)

Our selection of books about Ancient Egypt are primarily for younger ages (most aimed at the 3rd-5th grade ranges), as many families begin their study of history with the ancients. But, as Egypt is a spiritually dark period, we don't recommend immersing your young children too deeply. There is plenty of material for older students as well.

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Ancient Egypt
by Karen Sullivan
First Edition from Brockhampton Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egypt Revealed
by Ben Morgan, Peter Chrisp, Sue Davidson
1st edition from DK Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egypt: Life, Myth, and Art
by JoAnne Fletcher
First Edition from Duncan Baird
for 5th-9th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$8.50 (1 in stock)
Cultural Atlas for Young People: Ancient Egypt
by Geraldine Harris
3rd edition from Facts On File
Ancient History for 4th-8th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$35.00 $24.00 (1 in stock)
Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt
by Geraldine Harris
Revised Edition from Facts On File
Ancient History for 4th-8th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
DK Eyewitness: Ancient Egypt
DK Eyewitness Series
by George Hart
from DK Publishing
Egyptian History Reference for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Don't Know Much About Mummies
by Kenneth C. Davis, illustrated by S. D. Schindler
1st edition from HarperCollins
for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Egyptian Mummies - Pop-Up Book
by Milbry Polk, Roger Stewart
1st edition from Dutton Children's Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris
by Dugald Steer, Emily Sands
from Candlewick Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
by Neil Morris
for 4th-8th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Eye Wonder: Pyramid
by Caroline Bingham
from DK Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
First Civilizations
History of Everyday Things
by Giovanni Caselli
from Peter Bedrick Books
for 4th-7th grade
in Ancient History (Location: HISW-ANC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Focus on Ancient Egyptians
by Anita Ganeri
from Shooting Star Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
I, Tut
by Miriam Schlein, illustrated by Erik Hilgerdt
from Four Winds Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
by Geraldine Harris & Delia Pemberton
from Peter Bedrick Books
for 5th-7th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Incredible Journey to the Mummy's Tomb
by Nicholas Harris, illustrated by Nicki Palin
from McGraw-Hill
for 3rd-6th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Indiana Jones Explores Ancient Egypt
by John Malam
from Arcade Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Living Tomb
by Jacqueline Morley, Nick Hewetson
for 3rd-7th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$9.50 (1 in stock)
Mummies, Masks, & Mourners
by Margaret Berrill
from Dutton Juvenile
for 4th-7th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs
by Gail Gibbons
from Little, Brown & Company
for 2nd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure
by Lila Perl
from Houghton Mifflin
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers
by Kristin Butcher, illustrated by Martha Newbigging
from Annick Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Pyramid
by David Macaulay
First Edition from Houghton Mifflin
for 5th-10th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$9.50 (2 in stock)
Pyramids
by Anne Millard
from Kingfisher
for 3rd-6th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
by John D. Clare, ed.
from Harcourt
for 4th-6th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Pyramids!
by Avery Hart & Paul Mantell
from Williamson Publishing Company
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.50 (2 in stock)
Step Into Ancient Egypt
by Philip Steele
from Anness Publishing Limited
for 3rd-8th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Tales Mummies Tell
by Patricia Lauber
1st edition from HarperCollins
for 5th-8th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Usborne Discovery: Mummies and Pyramids
from Usborne
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Usborne Time Traveler
by Tony Allen
from Usborne
Ancient/Middle Ages History Reference for 3rd-8th grade
in World History Reference (Location: HISW-REF)
$22.99 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Visual Dictionary of Ancient Civilizations
by DK Publishing
from DK Publishing
for 4th-8th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
What Do We Know About the Egyptians?
by Joanna Defrates
from Peter Bedrick Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Wrapped for Eternity
by Mildred Mastin Pace
from McGraw-Hill
for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Young People's Story of the Ancient World (No. 2)
by Virgil M. Hillyer & E. G. Huey
from Meredith Press
for 4th-10th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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