Egyptian Contributions
Across
- 1. Carter British archaeologists who discovered King Tutankhamen's tomb.
- 5. The process of preparing a body for burial where body would be highly preserved.The body was needed in the afterlife.
- 7. A burial vault,which can be either above or underground.
- 8. Standard measurements of weight (about 12 grams),these rings were used by Egyptians in commerce.
- 9. A tall reed (plant) used to make paper like substance the Egyptians wrote on.
- 10. The Egyptian Goddess of Truth of Justice.She determined your fate in the afterlife.
- 11. Using natural plants and herbs to create medicines and treatments for common illnesses.
- 13. A system of trading that typically including exchange one set of goods for another.Example trading wheat for flax (like cotton).
- 14. Another name for a god or someone who is believed to have god like powers.
Down
- 2. The Egyptians had a strong understanding of internal human structure,mainly due to mummification.
- 3. A standard measurement of length used by the Egyptians which was from the elbow to the end of your finger tips.
- 4. The belief in many gods.
- 5. The Egyptians had a basic understanding of mathematics,understanding the concepts of addition,subtraction,multiplication,division,along with some basic geometry and fractions.
- 6. The life the Egyptians feel you "lived" after you died on earth. Your fate,either peaceful or terrible depended upon how you lived on earth.
- 12. Science of studding the stars and objects in the sky.The Egyptians studied the patterns in the night shy to predict seasons and annual events.