Egypt

2. A tomb so large that historians assume it was one of a cruel tyrant
7. Rock formations that create churning rapids
8. Sheets of paperlike material
11. Term meaning that people belonged to different social classes and each class had a rank in society
13. These were used in Egyptian writing instead of letters
15. This king reunited Egypt under native Egyptian rule
16. Chief officials to the king
18. The king of Upper Egypt that conquered Lower Egypt and became ruler of all Egypt
20. In the generations following the reign of Ramses II, this Nubian kingdom asserted its independence.
21. An area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water

1. Provided a critical trade route for exotic goods from central Africa
3. Massive monumental tombs to house dead bodies
4. Exchange of goods or services
5. The preserved bodies of pharaohs
6. These people brought an end to the Middle Kingdom
9. People who had mastered the skill of writing in hieroglyphs
10. A title used for Egyptian kings
12. A series of rulers from the same family
14. History's earliest well-known female ruler
17. The most important god, the sun god, who created the world
18. Kingdom, A new era of peace and prosperity launched by Mentuhotep II
19. Kingdom, This period spanned nearly 500 years from 1550 B.C. to 1070 B.C.