Ancient Egypt Crossword 2023

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  1. 9. A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
  2. 14. What does the delta of the Nile river flow into?
  3. 16. Which pharaoh made the Egyptians practically monotheistic?
  4. 17. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
  5. 20. Upper Egypt was in the...
  6. 21. Egyptian paper
  7. 22. Lower Egypt is in the
  8. 25. The Old Kingdom focused on...
  9. 26. The New Kingdom saw Egypt become a/an...
  10. 28. Which ancient Egyptian leader fought against the Hittites in the Battle of Kadesh?
  11. 30. The group of people that took over Egypt in the Middle Kingdom and pretended to be Egyptian.
  12. 31. What did the Egyptians invent to help them know when the Nile would flood each year?
  13. 33. On which continent is Egypt located?
  14. 34. A time between kingdoms is called ______ period
  15. 36. a four-sided pillar with a top shaped like a pyramid
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  1. 1. a high government official in ancient Egypt
  2. 2. Because of mummification, Egyptians knew about this better than anyone else at the time.
  3. 3. The Middle Kingdom focused on...
  4. 4. Pyramids were built for this purpose
  5. 5. The Nile doing this was a predictable (annual) event that the Egyptians used to plan their farming and calendars.
  6. 6. scrolls that served as a guide for the afterlife in ancient Egypt The Book of the _______.
  7. 7. The "common " writing system used in day to day business.
  8. 8. The first woman that ruled as pharaoh and expanded trade with Punt
  9. 10. Era of pyramid building ______Kingdom
  10. 11. Family that rules for multiple generations
  11. 12. The writing system both used for religious purposes and political purposes.
  12. 13. The most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom who ordered construction of The Great Pyramid
  13. 15. Who were the record keepers of ancient Egypt?
  14. 18. This king united Upper and Lower Egypt.
  15. 19. The river the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.
  16. 23. What body of water is east of the Nile River valley?
  17. 24. The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as...
  18. 27. By building these, Egyptians learned a lot about mathematics, astronomy and engineering.
  19. 29. Pharaoh who ruled for 66 years. He extended the Egyptian empire and his reign was a time of peace and prosperity.
  20. 32. The part of ancient doing that is Lower Egypt
  21. 35. Who is the first pharaoh of Egypt?