Across
- 5. the Egyptian way to preserve the dead.
- 9. what your heart was weighed against during the fateful test.
- 10. egyptian rulers.
- 13. ruler of the underworld.
- 15. chief minister who supervised the business of the government.
- 16. "The Law Giver"
- 17. The First Empire Builder
- 22. ushered us into the "Iron Age"
- 23. a plant that grows along the Nile that was made into paper.
- 24. female leader who encouraged trade with Mediterranean lands.
- 26. waterfall of the Nile.
- 28. a ruling family.
- 30. a triangular area of marshland formed by the deposit of silt.
- 31. when powerful leaders created a large Egyptian empire.
- 32. lasted from 2700 BC to 2200 BC.
Down
- 1. a turbulent period of time filled with corruption.
- 2. a province in the Persian Empire
- 3. saw themselves as restorers of Egyptian glory, not conquerors.
- 4. the Egyptian form of writing.
- 6. The land between Two Rivers
- 7. goddess who had a special appeal for women.
- 8. is the 'wholly gift' to Egypt.
- 11. system of ranks
- 12. a sunbaked desert.
- 14. a pyramid-like temple designated for a god.
- 18. the sun god.
- 19. helped unite the Persian Empire
- 20. hailed as sea traders
- 21. soil deposited on land in preparation for the floods.
- 25. tried to sweep away all gods in favor of the god Aton.
- 27. pictures that symbolize an idea or action.
- 29. type of writing made with wedges.