Mesopotamia

2. A preserved body of a human or animal, wrapped in bandages, used in Egyptian burial ______.
4. A tall, four-sided stone pillar with a pyramid-shaped top, often used as a ______.
7. The title of the rulers of ancient Egypt, considered divine ______.
8. A series of rapids and waterfalls on the ______ River.
9. A material made from a plant used for writing and recording in ancient ______.
11. The longest river in the world, flowing through Egypt and essential to its ______.

1. A place of worship dedicated to the gods and goddesses of ancient ______.
3. The writing system of ancient Egypt, using pictorial ______.
5. A beetle-shaped amulet that represented rebirth and was often placed with the dead in ______.
6. A stone coffin used to bury a mummy in ancient ______.
7. A massive stone structure used as a tomb for Egyptian ______.
10. A mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human or animal, often guarding ______.