Ancient Egypt

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Across
  1. 3. Lacking plants or crops (page 148)
  2. 6. An area near a river’s mouth where the water deposits fine soil called silt. (page 147)
  3. 7. _____ land- narrow bands of land on each side of the Nile. (page 148)
  4. 9. Egyptians were the first to weave fibers from flax plants into a fabric called _____. (page 149)
  5. 11. A _____ had to study many years to learn all of the hieroglyphs. (page 158)
  6. 12. The Egyptians also developed a paper- like material called _____. (page 158)
  7. 13. A body that has been dried so it won’t decay. (Page 160)
Down
  1. 1. “great house” (page 166)
  2. 2. Pictures that stand for different words or sounds. (page 158)
  3. 4. A life believed to follow death. (page 159)
  4. 5. The Egyptians developed a _____, early geometry, medical knowledge, and hieroglyphic writing. (page 161)
  5. 8. The Great _____ took nearly 20 years to build. (Page 167
  6. 10. The Egyptian word for gold was _____. (page 150)