Across
- 1. the worlds longest river, flows through Africa
- 2. paper made from crushing reeds
- 4. A young pharaoh in Ancient Egypt
- 7. irrigation device used to lift water from the river
- 9. God of the sky; guardian of the pharaoh
- 11. gods or goddesses
- 13. life after death
Down
- 1. a mineral salt used to dry out dead bodies
- 2. a ruler in Ancient Egypt
- 3. low, triangular area where a river fans out as it nears the sea
- 5. A large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead
- 6. the land where it is believed the first human civilisations were developed; includes parts of modern Iraq, Turkey and Syria
- 8. script Egyptian script that was less decorative and complex than hieroglyphs
- 10. charm believed to protect against evil
- 12. A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them
