Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. an existence after death
  2. 5. the government or controlling power
  3. 6. a symbol used in hieroglyphics, a system of writing developed around 3000 B.C.E.
  4. 7. of high birth or rank
  5. 10. the plants of a place or region
  6. 11. an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, known as “Ramses the Great”; skilled as
  7. 16. a pyramid outline showing the positions of social classes according to their status in society
  8. 17. a person who does farm work
  9. 20. a group in society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
  10. 22. one of the first female pharaohs of ancient Egypt
  11. 23. a ruler of ancient Egypt
Down
  1. 1. a family or group that rules for several generations
  2. 2. a body of water north of Africa
  3. 4. the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region
  4. 8. the longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt
  5. 9. the period of time someone rules, usually royalty
  6. 12. a nation in Northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E.
  7. 13. River a river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains, south through the Sea of Galilee, into the Dead Sea
  8. 14. a society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.
  9. 15. land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800 to 70 C.E
  10. 18. a written agreement by which two or more states
  11. 19. the natural features on Earth’s surface, such as landforms and bodies of water
  12. 21. the position, or standing, of an individual compared to others in the same society\