Ancient Egyptian Art
Across
- 2. This queen of Egypt has been immortalized in one of the only surviving busts of ancient Egypt
- 5. This feature of Egyptian architecture would be later borrowed by the Greeks
- 6. A character of the ancient Egypt writing system
- 10. Ancient Egyptian scenes are ordered in parallel lines known as ______________
- 11. A hieroglyph whose image depicts the object they represent
- 12. A hieroglyph whose image represents sounds of the ancient Egyptian language
- 14. A stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark
- 16. Ancient Egyptian god of embalming and the dead
- 17. This pyramid complex houses some of the largest, oldest, and most famous pyramids in the world
Down
- 1. A sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background of the same material
- 3. Ancient Egyptian god of the sun
- 4. This Egyptian temple is one of the largest religious buildings ever constructed in the world
- 7. The tallest pyramid in the world
- 8. The first pyramid to be built in Egypt
- 9. This river provided a fertile green valley across the desert in Egypt
- 13. This slab of inscribed granite was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs
- 15. Jars used during the mummification process to store the viscera of their owner