Across
- 2. ruler of Egypt
- 5. a large stone slab that was used to decode hieroglyphics
- 6. southern part of Egypt
- 9. a stable period of Egyptian history from 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE
- 13. successful female pharaoh who increased trade and ruled for 20 years
- 15. pharaoh and strong military leader who expanded his kingdom
- 19. longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible
- 20. most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom
- 21. a system of government ruled by religious leaders
Down
- 1. most successful period of Egyptian history that took place from 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE
- 3. Egyptian writing system that used symbols for words or ideas
- 4. a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top
- 7. fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river
- 8. a type of paper made out of reeds
- 10. northern part of Egypt
- 11. 500 year period of Egyptian history from 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
- 12. a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain
- 14. a tall pillar with four sides and a point at the top
- 16. life after death
- 17. a body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing
- 18. first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt