Ancient Egypt

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Across
  1. 2. the largest pyramid built by the Egyptians.
  2. 4. a reed plant of the Nile Valley used to make a form of paper.
  3. 5. a major north flowing river that provided water for irrigation.
  4. 7. a huge stone sculpture of a creature with the face of a human and the body of a lion.
  5. 8. what the Egyptians called their country, referring to its fertile soil.
  6. 10. rich soil deposited by a river.
Down
  1. 1. system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians.
  2. 3. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it.
  3. 6. what the Egyptians called the desert surrounding their country
  4. 9. the area of the Nile River where silt is deposited.