history crossword

2. / a tool with a curved blade used for cutting grass"
6. / the time of life after death, part of the ancient Egyptians' spiritual beliefs"
9. / the flood season that occurred from JUly to October each year"
10. / a statue with a humans head and a lions body"
12. / ancient Egypt written language like symbols"
13. / a family of rulers the period of time a family remained in power"
15. / a way of bringing water to dry land"
16. jars /pottery jars used to store intestines, liver, lungs and stomach of a preserved body"
17. / a period of time in Egypt's history when pharaohs and their descendants controlled all of Egypt"
18. / an oval shape surrounding an inscription of hieroglyphs identifying the name of the pharaoh
21. / a god or goddess"
22. / word meaning great house used to describe the ruler of Egypt in ancient times"
25. / a supreme being worshipped by people"
26. / all things inherited from previous generations are which we value including events, traditions, influences and experiences"
28. / person employed to make written records"
29. / the season for sowing crops that occurred from November to February each year"
31. / a plant growing along the Nile River, made into flattened strips on which to write"
32. and flail / curved stick and whip carried by the pharaoh as a symbol of his royal power"

1. / a series of steps used to measure of the Nile flood"
3. / a town based society with complex forms of art, science, religion and government"
4. / a symbol of eternal life"
5. / the person who took responsibility for the pharaohs government and who was the chief judge in ancient Egypt"
7. / the process of preserving a dead body by using spices and salt"
8. / the process of preserving bodies by drying them, packing them with minerals and wrapping them in linen cloth"
11. / the person responsible for day to day government in Egypt's main regions"
14. / a religious place often a large building where people go to worship their god or gods"
19. / a large waterfall or series of waterfalls"
20. / the Egyptian name for the harvest season that occurred from March to June each year"
21. / area where a river splits into separate streams or rivers before flowing into the sea"
23. / paintings on a plaster wall or ceiling"
24. / the regions that ancient Egypt was divided into to make government easier"
27. / eroded soil carried by river"
30. / a mineral used to preserve bodies"