Ancient Egypt
Across
- 3. the end of a river
- 4. a river that flows through Egypt
- 6. human head and the body of a lion
- 7. the ruler of Egypt in ancient times
- 8. the time of life after death
- 10. a period in Egypt's history when pharaohs and their descendants controlled all of Egypt
- 11. an Egyptian name of the annual flooding of the Nile River
- 12. area where river splits into separate streams or rivers before flowing into the sea
- 13. a supreme being worshipped by people
- 14. ancient Egyptian written language
- 16. a family of rulers
- 18. an oval shape surrounding an inscription in hieroglyphs identifying the name of a pharaoh
- 19. a famous male pharaoh in ancient times
- 20. a god or goddess
Down
- 1. a T-shaped cross with a loop at the top
- 2. word used to describe plants or soil which is rich enough to produce a good crop
- 3. the process of preserving bodies
- 5. the process of preserving a dead body by using spices and salts
- 9. large, important houses
- 15. the first female pharaoh of ancient Egyptian
- 17. a plant used for writing on