Across
- 5. Horse drawn vehicle that Egyptians used for war. They learned to use from the Hyksos.
- 6. A simplified version of hieroglyphic. Using dashes and strokes to represent the pictures in hieroglyphics.
- 9. The Southern region of Egypt Land was drier and more mountainous.
- 12. 2682 - 2181 BC When they built the famous pyramids. Egypts first dynasty.
- 13. Highest of rulers in Ancient Egypt. Thought to be a god on Earth.
- 14. Northern part of Egypt, where the delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea. This area was once more fertile.
- 15. The city where the Great Pyramid is located.
- 16. Lands
- 18. A family of rulers having the right to rule being passed down.
Down
- 1. Fertile land near the Nile River. Villages developed along the river so they could farm.
- 2. A practice used by Egyptians. Drying of a dead body to prevent rotting.
- 3. The type of government in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Consisted of an admisitrative organization with officials and procedures.
- 4. A complex system of writing that implemented pictures used by Ancient Egypt.
- 7. 2025 - 1782 BC A new royal dynasty gained control. A period of expansion and stability. The pharaohs played a new role in this Kingdom. Instead of an almighty and distant ruler, now a provider and leader.
- 8. Person in charge of a government bureaucracy.
- 10. were on both sides of the Nile River. They were uninhabited and were hot deserts.
- 11. Hyksos ruled most of egypt for about 100 years. A new dynasty came and defeated the Hyksos with new weapons. A new kingdom was established 1567 - 1085 BC. Time of Expansion, and rich art and architecture.
- 17. The egyptians believed that each soul had two bodies. a spiritual one and a physical one. Ka is the spiritual body.