Grade 5 Classics: Ancient Egypt

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Across
  1. 2. System of channels used to bring water to crops.
  2. 4. Ancient Egyptian board game symbolizing the journey to the afterlife.
  3. 8. Symbol of truth and justice used in the weighing of the heart ceremony.
  4. 10. The lifeblood of Egypt that provided water, transportation, and fertile soil.
  5. 11. Monumental tombs built for pharaohs.
  6. 13. Educated officials who could read and write.
  7. 14. Vast desert that protected Egypt from invasion.
  8. 17. Containers used to hold the internal organs of the dead.
Down
  1. 1. Fine fertile soil left behind after the Nile’s flooding.
  2. 3. Organ weighed against a feather to judge the soul’s purity.
  3. 5. Process of preserving a body for the afterlife.
  4. 6. People at the bottom of the social hierarchy who performed labor.
  5. 7. The ruler of ancient Egypt considered both king and god.
  6. 9. God of the afterlife and resurrection.
  7. 12. The annual flooding of the Nile that deposited rich soil on the farmlands.
  8. 14. Device used to lift water from the Nile for irrigation.
  9. 15. Jackal-headed god of embalming and mummification.
  10. 16. Body of water east of Egypt used for trade routes.
  11. 18. Creature that devoured the impure heart during judgment.