Across
- 2. a reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paper-like writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient mEditerranean and Middle East.
- 3. triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
- 5. a period in Egyptian history that lasted about 2700 BC to 2200 BC
- 7. monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt, used as burial sites for Pharaohs
- 8. an accent Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
- 10. the period during Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
Down
- 1. a process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them for decaying
- 2. a king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political leader
- 4. a period of stability that lasted to 1750 BC
- 6. a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top
- 9. a pastoral group of unknown ethnicity that invaded Egypt and ruled in the north for 1650 to 1535 BCE. Their dominance was based on their use of horses, chariots, and bronze technology