Topic 3 lesson 1-3 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Egyptian _______ also traveled to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea to trade with the Phoenicians.
  2. 5. a reed plant cut into strips and pressed together to create a writing surface
  3. 6. Flooding along the _____ in Egypt was common.
  4. 8. a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer water from a river to storage bins
  5. 10. wild rapids
  6. 12. The people of ancient Egypt took advantage of the _______ soild
  7. 13. area formed by soil deposits that build up as river water slows down
  8. 14. When Akhenaton died, nine year old ___________ became a pharaoh.
  9. 17. a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
  10. 19. Pharaohs made many improvements including adding thousands of acres of farmland to increase ______ production.
Down
  1. 1. a government official
  2. 2. a person's rank compared to others
  3. 4. a material burned for its pleasant smell
  4. 7. _______ began to build framed pyramids such as the Great Pyramid of Khufu.
  5. 9. weakened
  6. 11. A queen named __________ was one of the few women to rule Egypt.
  7. 15. Around 1550 B.C.E., Egyptian prince ______ conquered the Hyksos and established the new kingdom.
  8. 16. a line of rulers from one family
  9. 18. the process of treating a body to prevent it from decaying