Egyptian Mythology: Week 7 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. / to use chemicals to prevent a dead body from decaying
  2. 6. / urns made to contain the organs removed from the body in the process of mummification: the lungs,liver, intestines, and stomach.
  3. 9. / a stone coffin.
  4. 10. / a ruler of ancient Egypt.
  5. 11. / a vertical piece of stone with writing cut into it,often used in the past as a gravestone
  6. 12. / the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body; a point in the sky that is directly overhead.
Down
  1. 1. / a tall stone column with four sloping sides and a pointed top, made in honor of an important person or event.
  2. 3. / a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family,or a period when a country is ruled by them.
  3. 4. /a small sailing ship propelled by sails or oars.
  4. 5. / an ancient cemetery
  5. 7. /a symbol like a cross with a loop at the top, used in ancient Egypt to mean "life.”
  6. 8. / type of paper made, especially by ancient Egyptians, from a tall, plant-like a grass that grows in or near water, or a document mmade from this paper.