Ancient Egypt Crossword

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  1. 5. Belief in MANY gods
  2. 6. Nile The river where Egyptians settled
  3. 7. The city where the Great Pyramid is located.
  4. 10. The highest ruler of Ancient Egypt.
  5. 13. Old Kingdom 2686-2181B.C. (approx.)
  6. 15. The Egyptians believed each soul had two bodies - a spiritual one and a physical one. Ka is the spiritual body.
  7. 16. Egypt The northern part of ancient Egypt where the delta flows into Mediterranean Sea. This area was more fertile.
  8. 18. A triangle shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Nile River
  9. 20. first dynasty.
  10. 21. The process of preserving and drying a dead body to prevent from rotting. This was a practice used by Egyptians.
  11. 25. Lands They were on both sides of the Nile. They were uninhabited, hot deserts.
  12. 26. People who trade goods with people from other civilizations.
  13. 27. Lands Fertile lands near the Nile River. Villages developed along the river so they could farm.
  14. 28. A complex system of writing that implemented pictures used by Ancient Egypt.
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  1. 1. A mythical Egyptian beast with the body of a lion and the head of a human.
  2. 2. passed down.
  3. 3. Egypt the southern part of ancient Egypt where the land was drier and more mountainous
  4. 4. A person that is in charge of government bureaucracy..
  5. 8. barriers deserts, mountains, or bodies of water that create barriers from invasion
  6. 9. A horse-drawn carrier that the Egyptians used for war. They learned to use from the Hyksos.
  7. 11. Script A simplified version of hieroglyphics. The scriber uses dashes
  8. 12. A family
  9. 14. strokes to represent the pictures in hieroglyphics.
  10. 17. they built the famous pyramids.
  11. 19. The type of government during the Old Kingdom. Consisted of an administrative organization with officials and procedures.
  12. 22. New Kingdom Hyksos ruled much of Egypt for around one hundred years. A new dynasty came and defeated Hyksos with their new weapons. This Kingdom was established 1567-1085B.C Time of Expansion and rich art and architecture.
  13. 23. rulers having the right to rule
  14. 24. Middle Kingdom 2025-1782B.C.