The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

by Harvey, Gill; Jackson, Ian; Khan, Aziz; Chisholm, Jane; Inklink

• ISBN13: 9781580863872
• ISBN10: 1580863876
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Edc Pub

Summary

-- Dynamic and comprehensive history introductions with breath-taking photographs

-- All titles have complete reference sections including: glossary of useful terms, maps, reconstructions, useful addresses and Web sites - and much more!

Table of Contents

Internet links	4	(2)
Discovering ancient Egypt	6	(2)
Treasure trove	8	(2)
Records and conservation	10	(2)
Egyptology today	12	(2)
Map of ancient Egypt	14	(2)
HISTORY
Early Egypt	16	(2)
The Old Kingdom	18	(2)
Times of change	20	(2)
The growth of empires	22	(2)
The queen who became king	24	(2)
Religious revolution	26	(2)
The times of Tutankhamun	28	(2)
Ramesses II	30	(2)
The New Kingdom ends	32	(2)
A melting pot	34	(2)
The last kings	36	(2)
The last queen	38	(2)
ROYALTY AND RELIGION
The Role of king	40	(2)
Government and power	42	(2)
Fighting forces	44	(2)
Trade and diplomacy	46	(2)
The Egyptian religion	48	(2)
More about myths	50	(2)
Temple life	52	(2)
Buildings fit for gods	54	(2)
The great cult temples	56	(2)
Religion in daily life	58	(2)
Death and the afterlife	60	(2)
Embalming and mummies	62	(2)
Coffins and tombs	64	(2)
The Pyramids of Giza	66	(2)
Buried in the rocks	68	(2)
Mortuary temples	70	(2)
A royal barque	72	(2)
EVERYDAY LIFE
Houses and homes	74	(2)
Women and family life	76	(2)
The farming life	78	(2)
Skilled craftsmen	80	(2)
Jobs for all	82	(2)
The educated few	84	(2)
Writing of the gods	86	(2)
Feasting and fun	88	(2)
All dressed up	90	(2)
Travel and transport	92	(2)
Medicine and magic	94	(2)
Beauty care	96	(2)
FACTFINDER
Time Chart	98	(4)
Kings and dynasties	102	(3)
Who's who	105	(5)
Gods and goddesses	110	(2)
The history of Egyptology	112	(4)
Egyptian collections	116	(3)
Glossary	119	(3)
Index	122	(6)
Acknowledgements	128