Egypt Lesson #1 = The Gift of the Nile

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Across
  1. 2. This device was used to fill irrigation canals and help water the fields in Egypt.
  2. 6. a waterfall
  3. 9. A cloth used to make clothing and the wrapping in the mummification process.
  4. 10. the fan or triangular shaped area at the end of a river.
  5. 11. The plant was grown along the Nile River and used to produce linen
  6. 12. The Egyptians developed a 365 day ______________ to help track the flooding of the Nile.
  7. 14. Most of Egypt is located on this continent.
  8. 17. this soft metal resource was found in Egypt and used to make chisels.
  9. 19. True/False= In ancient Egypt, Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt
  10. 20. The hippo and the Nile _______________ were two dangers found along the Nile.
  11. 21. This northern flowing River is the world's longest and very important to Ancient Egypt.
  12. 22. The _____________ land was dry and very little plant life grew here.
Down
  1. 1. The Nile flows north and empties into the _________________ sea.
  2. 3. An Egyptian God of the Nile
  3. 4. One of the sources of the Nile River was Lake ________ which began in the Ethiopian Highlands.
  4. 5. This term refers to the flooding season in Egypt.
  5. 7. Two rivers called the _________ ____ _______ Nile made joined the main portion of the Nile.
  6. 8. The fine soil deposited by the Nile was called _________.
  7. 13. Egyptian Paper
  8. 15. this term refers to the rich silt that was able to grow and produce crops in Egypt.
  9. 16. the area of Egypt that had rich soil and lot of vegetation was called the ________________ land.
  10. 18. this term refers to a belief in many Gods.