Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. History's earliest well-known female ruler.
  2. 6. Bodies of pharaohs and other powerful people that were preserved.
  3. 8. Massive monumental tombs to house their dead bodies.
  4. 11. Rock formations that create churning rapids.
  5. 12. A group that came into Egypt and rose to power in Lower Egypt- ended Middle Kingdom.
  6. 15. Ancient Egypt's society- people belonged to different social classes and rank in society.
  7. 16. Exchange.
  8. 17. A series of rulers from the same family.
Down
  1. 1. Area where a river fans out into various branches into a body of water.
  2. 2. A great pyramid in Giza that dominates the skyline.
  3. 3. The King of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt.
  4. 5. Chief officials.
  5. 7. Egyptian writings developed of pictures instead of letters.
  6. 9. Professional writers.
  7. 10. Title used for Egyptian kings.
  8. 13. The sun god who created the world.
  9. 14. Paperlike material made from reeds that grew along the banks of the Nile.