Egypt - Chapter 4

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Across
  1. 2. huge stone tombs with four triangle walls that meet in a point on top
  2. 4. Egyptian writing system; consisted of symbols
  3. 6. religious leaders who prepared bodies for mummification
  4. 8. title used by kings of Egypt
  5. 9. people forced to work for no pay
  6. 14. the concept of life after death
  7. 16. people from rich and powerful families
  8. 17. type of cloth made of flax, used to wrap a mummy
  9. 18. removed from a mummy and stored in jars
  10. 20. fertile triangle of land where Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea
  11. 21. imaginary creature with body of lion and head of other animals or humans
  12. 22. series of rulers from same family
Down
  1. 1. long-lasting paper-like material made from reeds
  2. 3. The ___________ Stone was inscribed with 3 languages and helped to solve the mystery of hieroglypics
  3. 5. paths followed by traders
  4. 7. rapids on the Nile that mark the southern border of Upper Egypt
  5. 10. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
  6. 11. tall, four-sided pillar with a pointed top
  7. 12. specially preserved bodies wrapped in cloth
  8. 13. pulled out of a mummies nose with a hook
  9. 15. people who grew food to feed the population of Egypt
  10. 19. salt like substance used to dry out moisture from a mummy