Ancient Egypt
Across
- 3. AKA Ramses the Great, is considered one of Egypt's most powerful and influential pharaohs
- 5. Often referred to as King Tut, ruled Egypt for a short period
- 7. The first woman to rule as pharaoh of Egypt
- 9. The southern part of the country
- 11. Referred to the surrounding deserts. Were not good for farming but provided natural protection from invaders
- 13. The northern part of the country, including the Nile Delta
- 16. A process of drying out the body to prevent rotting
- 17. One of the most important discoveries that helped us understand hieroglyphics
- 18. Invader who introduced chariots
- 19. Were highly respected for their ability to read and write
Down
- 1. Small charms placed to protect the body on its journey to the afterlife
- 2. Skilled workers and traders
- 4. A person's life force or spiritual double
- 6. A complex writing system that used pictures to represent words and sounds
- 8. Most famous city in Egypt, home to the Great Pyramid which was built during the Old Kingdom
- 10. The ruler of Egypt who was seen as a king and a living god
- 12. The river in Egypt that branches out into the Mediterranean Sea
- 14. Did much of the manual labor. Farmed land and paid taxes with their crops
- 15. Reigned as the first ruler to unite Upper and Lower Egypt
- 18. Where different groups of people had different roles and levels of power