Across
- 7. winged monster with a woman's head and a lion's body
- 8. writing system used in Egypt
- 11. a large extinct elephant
- 12. a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top
- 15. relating to the period before written records
- 19. the study of history by excavation of sites
- 20. A river through Egypt
Down
- 1. a narrow strip of leather
- 2. Ruler in Egypt
- 3. Used in Egpyt to write on
- 4. the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
- 5. a weapon with a long shaft and a pointed tip
- 6. A body preserved in bandages
- 9. a large area of flat land with few trees.
- 10. a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols
- 13. a peg of wood, metal, or plastic without a distinct head
- 14. weapon made of balls connected by a strong cord
- 16. sacred bird
- 17. having little or no rain, too dry to support vegetation
- 18. a peg of wood, metal, or plastic without a distinct head
