Egyptian Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Elaborate stone coffins that housed mummies.
  2. 6. Monumental structure built of stone as a royal tombe in ancient Egypt.
  3. 7. People from powerful and rich families.
  4. 8. Science of studying evidence to find human cultures of the past.
  5. 12. Writing of the ancient Egyptians.
  6. 14. Rapids or large waterfalls along a river.
  7. 15. Life after death.
  8. 16. System of government which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
  9. 18. Imaginary creature, body of a lion and the head of another animal/human.
Down
  1. 1. Specially treated bodies wrapped in a cloth.
  2. 2. Long-lasting, paper like material made from reeds.
  3. 3. Application pf scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
  4. 5. Belief in or worship of more than one god.
  5. 6. Ruler in ancient Egypt.
  6. 9. Triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river.
  7. 10. Provided a Greek text matching the early Egyptian writing to help.
  8. 11. Area of land where nothing grows.
  9. 13. Small particles of sand or earth creating good farmland along the Nile.
  10. 17. Tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.