unit 1 crossword

5. a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
6. a ruler in ancient Egypt.
7. a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems.
9. is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single step at the top
10. a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.
13. is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation
15. a large town
16. an area of low, flat land, sometimes shaped approximately like a triangle, where a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the sea

1. The methods of embalming, or treating the dead body, that the ancient Egyptians used is called
2. the belief in or worship of more than one god.
3. is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface
4. was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from c. 1792 to c. 1750 BC.
8. is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.
11. a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
12. extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
14. was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period