Ancient Egypt Crossword 2023
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- 9. A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
- 14. What does the delta of the Nile river flow into?
- 16. Which pharaoh made the Egyptians practically monotheistic?
- 17. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
- 20. Upper Egypt was in the...
- 21. Egyptian paper
- 22. Lower Egypt is in the
- 25. The Old Kingdom focused on...
- 26. The New Kingdom saw Egypt become a/an...
- 28. Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the Battle of Kadesh?
- 30. The group of people that took over Egypt in the Middle Kingdom and pretended to be Egyptian.
- 31. What did the Egyptians invent to help them know when the Nile would flood each year?
- 33. On which continent is Egypt located?
- 34. A time between kingdoms is called ______ period
- 36. a four-sided pillar with a top shaped like a pyramid
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- 1. a high government official in ancient Egypt
- 2. Because of mummification, Egyptians knew about this better than anyone else at the time.
- 3. The Middle Kingdom focused on...
- 4. Pyramids were built for this purpose
- 5. The Nile doing this was a predictable (annual) event that the Egyptians used to plan their farming and calendars.
- 6. scrolls that served as a guide for the afterlife in ancient Egypt The Book of the _______.
- 7. The "common " writing system used in day to day business.
- 8. The first woman that ruled as pharaoh and expanded trade with Punt
- 10. Era of pyramid building ______Kingdom
- 11. Family that rules for multiple generations
- 12. The writing system both used for religious purposes and political purposes.
- 13. The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom who ordered construction of The Great Pyramid
- 15. Who were the record keepers of ancient Egypt?
- 18. This king united Upper and Lower Egypt.
- 19. The river the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.
- 23. What body of water is east of the Nile River valley?
- 24. The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as...
- 27. By building these, Egyptians learned a lot about mathematics, astronomy and engineering.
- 29. Pharaoh who ruled for 66 years. He extended the Egyptian empire and his reign was a time of peace and prosperity.
- 32. The part of ancient doing that is Lower Egypt
- 35. Who is the first pharaoh of Egypt?