Ancient Egypt Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible
  2. 7. life after death
  3. 10. a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain
  4. 11. Egyptian writing system that used symbols for words or ideas
  5. 13. most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom
  6. 14. a body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing
  7. 16. a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top
  8. 19. pharaoh and strong military leader who expanded his kingdom
  9. 20. a large stone slab that was used to decode hieroglyphics
Down
  1. 1. a stable period of Egyptian history from 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE
  2. 2. 500 year period of Egyptian history from 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
  3. 3. successful female pharaoh who increased trade and ruled for 20 years, pharaoh and strong military leader who expanded his kingdom
  4. 4. a system of government ruled by religious leaders
  5. 5. most successful period of Egyptian history that took place from 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE
  6. 8. northern part of Egypt
  7. 9. ruler of Egypt
  8. 12. a type of paper made out of reeds
  9. 15. southern part of Egypt
  10. 17. fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river
  11. 18. first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt