Of historic importance, this snake has long been represented in ancient Egyptian iconography ... it will mimic death. The ...

Travel back in time thousands of year to the banks of the Nile, where you can learn all about the amazing people and places of Ancient Egypt. What remains of Ancient Egypt? How do we know so much ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

There are more teaching resources available on BBC Teach. These short animated videos explore Ancient Egypt. There are five films devoted to key themes - such as the River Nile and Gods and goddesses.