Across
- 5. name for norther region of Egypt located downriver of Nile's flow
- 7. jars used by Egyptians to store removed organs during mummification
- 8. people of wealth and power
- 10. name for southern region of Egypt located upriver of Nile's flow
- 13. a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
- 14. Egyptian text that tells about the afterlife
- 15. specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth
- 16. imaginary creatures with bodies of lions and heads of other animals
- 17. the method used by Egyptians to prepare and preserve bodies for afterlife
Down
- 1. triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposits at end of Nile River
- 2. longest river in the world that provided silt to Egypt when it flooded
- 3. Egyptian writing system
- 4. a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
- 6. idea of a person's life force that upon death left the body and became spirit
- 9. strong rapids caused by terrain that made sailing the river difficult
- 11. huge stone tombs with four triangle shaped walls that met in a point on top
- 12. life after death which was common belief of Egyptian religion
- 18. structure used by Egyptians to measure Nile River's water level