Across
- 2. it cotton and wheat were grown along Nle
- 5. "like paper" and made from reeds
- 7. common drink for Egyptians
- 10. usually became pharoah after father died
- 11. Egyptian writings (pictographs)
- 13. united upper and lower Egypt
- 14. pharoah who united Egypt
- 15. writings in three languages
- 16. with human head and lion body
- 18. weapon often used by Egyptians
- 22. made of gold; most famous pharoahs
- 23. to figure meaning using clues or evidence
- 25. dry geographic areas; surrounded Nile
- 26. swirling waters; made Nile dangerous
- 27. life after death; reason for mummification
Down
- 1. major sea to the north of Egypt
- 3. original two areas of Egypt
- 4. preserve a body by wrapping it in cloth
- 6. goddess of dead
- 8. Egyptian rulers,considered gods
- 9. family of rulers
- 10. represent something
- 12. sand,soil,minerals; made soil rich
- 17. isolated from others
- 19. technology used in building pyramids
- 20. word pictures
- 21. major river of Egypt
- 24. animal considered sacred; some were