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- 3. The ancient Egyptians were ruled by a pharaoh who they thought could keep peace
- 6. Many ancient Egyptian pyramids are located in the Giza plateau.
- 10. Considered one of the most famous ancient Egyptian discoveries, the tomb of Tutankhamun was found in 1922.
- 12. Sekhmet was the goddess of war, fire and medicine.
- 13. In the Book of the Dead, a person’s heart was weighed against the feather of Maat.
- 15. Most of the major cities in ancient Egypt were located along the banks of the river Nile.
- 16. While the mummy was wrapped, amulets were placed in-between the layers of linen.
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- 1. Even today, archaeologists still have many unanswered questions about ancient Egyptian life. life.
- 2. Once a mummy was completed, it was placed in a sarcophagus and moved to the
- 4. There have been many unusual artefacts found while excavating tombs in ancient Egypt.
- 5. the Egyptian people and gods.
- 7. Represented as having the head of a hawk, Horus was the god of the
- 8. During the mummification process, the internal organs were placed in
- 9. Known as the god of embalming, has the head of a jackal.
- 11. Archaeologists believe that the monument was carved around 2500 BC.
- 14. Used mostly for burials and monuments, hieroglyphics was a complex writing system made up of symbols representing sounds and ideas.