Ancient Egypt

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Across
  1. 2. The _ _ _ _ _ _ was built to guard the Pyramids
  2. 3. They built the Pyramids on the _ _ _ _ side of the Nile
  3. 5. Some equipment that they used are _ _ _ _ _ _ _, sickles, winnowing trays, mattock and hoes
  4. 7. Builders worked upwards during the construction stage and downwards during the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ stage
  5. 8. They had spiral staircases or _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  6. 10. The Pyramids took about _ _ _ _ _ _ years to build
  7. 13. Rough blocks are _ _ _ _ _ _ away to be dressed
  8. 14. Each door was built about 4 _ _ _ _ off the ground to reduce the amount of sand and dust
  9. 15. Homes had front and back _ _ _ _ _
Down
  1. 1. The sides of the Pyramids once had an outer layer of polished white _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  2. 3. Sometimes there were small _ _ _ _ _ _ stools, or a _ _ _ _ _ _ bed with string pulled across it to make a mattress
  3. 4. Houses were made of _ _ _ dried mud bricks and stone
  4. 6. Ancient temples were painted in _ _ _ _ _ _ colours, built of mud brick and had walls plastered with paintings and hieroglyphics
  5. 9. As the years went by, these temples became buried under _ _ _ _ _ _ and sand
  6. 11. _ _ _ _ _ _ lived in huge villas along the Nile
  7. 12. Historians believe workers were forced to build the Pyramids to pay their _ _ _ _ _