Ancient Egypt

2. Stone A stone with writing in three languages that helped historians translate hieroglyphics.
5. An ancient Egyptian writing system that used pictures and symbols to represent words and sounds.
7. Fine soil left behind by the Nile River that helped make farmland fertile.
10. The life Egyptians believed a person would enter after death.
11. A rocky area of rapids or waterfalls in a river that makes travel difficult.
12. The process of treating a dead body with oils and other substances to help preserve it.
15. Large stone structures built as tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.
16. The process of preserving a dead body to prepare it for the afterlife.
17. A triangle-shaped area of fertile land where a river flows into a larger body of water.

1. A system used to move water from a river to farmland to help crops grow.
3. A dead body that has been preserved through mummification.
4. The belief in many gods.
6. The title given to the rulers of Ancient Egypt, who were believed to be gods.
8. Jars Four jars used to store and preserve a person's organs during mummification.
9. A plant that Ancient Egyptians used to make a paper-like material for writing.
13. River The river that provided Ancient Egyptians with water, fertile soil, transportation, and trade routes.
14. A series of rulers from the same family.