Across
- 4. the sun god thought to have created the world
- 5. the worlds longest river (1.1)
- 6. unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt became _______ rather than a group of city-states (1.3)
- 9. rock formations causing churning rapids (1.1)
- 12. meaning people belonged to different social classes (2.2)
- 14. the nile served as a ____________ encouraging contact between upper and lower Egypt (1.2)
- 16. the bodies of powerful people and pharaohs were preserved as _______
- 17. massive monumental tombs for pharaohs (2.1)
Down
- 1. fan shaped area where the river empties into a larger body of water (1.1)
- 2. a series of rulers from the same family (1.3)
- 3. the great pyramid stood 481 ____ tall (2.1)
- 7. unlike in Mesopotamia the nile flooded in a more ____________ pattern (1.1)
- 8. had complete control of the military and religious ceremonies (1.3)
- 10. unlike Mesopotamia in Egypt women shared some ______ with men (2.2)
- 11. a proper burial would have ensured a smooth ________ to the afterlife (2.1)
- 13. god of the underworld (2.2)
- 15. the pharaohs main religious role was to keep _______ by maintaining communication with the gods (1.3)
