Across
- 2. System of channels used to bring water to crops.
- 4. Ancient Egyptian board game symbolizing the journey to the afterlife.
- 8. Symbol of truth and justice used in the weighing of the heart ceremony.
- 10. The lifeblood of Egypt that provided water, transportation, and fertile soil.
- 11. Monumental tombs built for pharaohs.
- 13. Educated officials who could read and write.
- 14. Vast desert that protected Egypt from invasion.
- 17. Containers used to hold the internal organs of the dead.
Down
- 1. Fine fertile soil left behind after the Nile’s flooding.
- 3. Organ weighed against a feather to judge the soul’s purity.
- 5. Process of preserving a body for the afterlife.
- 6. People at the bottom of the social hierarchy who performed labor.
- 7. The ruler of ancient Egypt considered both king and god.
- 9. God of the afterlife and resurrection.
- 12. The annual flooding of the Nile that deposited rich soil on the farmlands.
- 14. Device used to lift water from the Nile for irrigation.
- 15. Jackal-headed god of embalming and mummification.
- 16. Body of water east of Egypt used for trade routes.
- 18. Creature that devoured the impure heart during judgment.