Silous Hour 2
Across
- 4. the preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth
- 9. A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East
- 10. a stream or river that flows into a larger River
- 12. existence after death
- 13. describes the climate of Egypt
- 14. a landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
- 15. a god or goddess
- 17. a ruler of ancient egypt
- 19. Flood
- 20. Was the only pharaoh with tomb intact
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- 1. The pharaoh that built the largest pyramid
- 2. record keeper of ancient civilization
- 3. Huge triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom
- 5. a large waterfall
- 6. nutrient-Rich sediment left from the flooding Nile that helped replenish soil
- 7. pictures, characters, or symbols standing for words, ideas, or sounds; ancient Egyptians used instead of an alphabet like ours
- 8. a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
- 11. He changed the religion to Aten
- 16. Ruled for 66 years
- 18. first female pharaoh