Across
- 2. huge stone tombs with four triangle walls that meet in a point on top
- 4. Egyptian writing system; consisted of symbols
- 6. religious leaders who prepared bodies for mummification
- 8. title used by kings of Egypt
- 9. people forced to work for no pay
- 14. the concept of life after death
- 16. people from rich and powerful families
- 17. type of cloth made of flax, used to wrap a mummy
- 18. removed from a mummy and stored in jars
- 20. fertile triangle of land where Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea
- 21. imaginary creature with body of lion and head of other animals or humans
- 22. series of rulers from same family
Down
- 1. long-lasting paper-like material made from reeds
- 3. The ___________ Stone was inscribed with 3 languages and helped to solve the mystery of hieroglypics
- 5. paths followed by traders
- 7. rapids on the Nile that mark the southern border of Upper Egypt
- 10. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
- 11. tall, four-sided pillar with a pointed top
- 12. specially preserved bodies wrapped in cloth
- 13. pulled out of a mummies nose with a hook
- 15. people who grew food to feed the population of Egypt
- 19. salt like substance used to dry out moisture from a mummy