Ancient Egypt (There are no spaces)
Across
- 3. life after death
- 7. a tall four sided pillar that is pointed at the top
- 8. the Egyptian writing system
- 9. huge stone tombs with four trianglular sides that met at the top
- 12. river that runs through Egypt
- 16. a huge stone slab inscribed with heiroglyphics
- 18. a period of Egyptian history that lasted from 2700 to 2200 BC
- 19. a trianhle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
- 20. a long lasting, paperlike material
Down
- 1. specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
- 2. series of rulers from the same family
- 4. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
- 5. a period of order and stability that lasted to 1750 BC
- 6. imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans
- 10. rapids
- 11. people from rich and powerful families
- 13. people of wealth and power
- 14. paths followed by traders
- 15. the title used by the rulers of Ancient Egypt
- 17. the period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory