Mr. Rousseau's World History



Ancient Egypt Crossword ReviewTop of Form12???3????4??5??6?7?8?????????????????91011???????12????????13????????14???????????15??16???????????17????18??????19??????????????20??21???22??23????????24???25?????????????26??????27???????????????????28??29???????????????????30????????31??32???????????????33????34??????????????????35???????Across2.Form of government where the rulers are the religious leaders.8.A line of rulers all from the same family.11.Rebel pharaoh with a rare disease, he tried to convert Egypt to worship one god, the Aten.13.Kingdom located in the South of Egypt. Bowling pin crown.16.The "black lands" good for growing crops in Egypt.18.Egyptian paper made from a reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River.19.The king of Egypt who was worshipped and honored like a god.22.Egyptian machine that lifted large buckets of water out of the Nile River.25.Period of Egyptian history considered a "golden age" where the pharaohs built canals for trade and drained the delta. This period ended with the invasion of the Hyksos.27.Stone artifact discovered by Napoleon's army that allowed Egyptian Hieroglyphics to be translated.29.Kingdom located in the North of Egypt around the Nile River delta.30.The process of preserving a body before burial so it did not decompose.32.Climate that is hot year-round, gets a lot of rainfall and is home to many plants and animals.33.Area of water and vegetation found in the middle of a desert.34.Low lying area of hills and valleys where New Kingdom pharaohs were buried. These tombs were hidden to protect the dead from grave robbers.35.Large triangular tombs where Old Kingdom pharaohs were buried.Down1.Fan-shaped area of fertile soil created by the buildup of silt at the end of a river.3.Rapids or waterfalls. Protected Egypt from invasion South of the Nile River.4.Period of Egyptian history characterized by powerful pharaohs who built pyramids and bribed priests to worship them after their death.5.Famous female pharaoh who explored new lands, wore a beard, and dressed like a man. She and her son ruled Egypt together.6.Longest river in the world.7.Last pharaoh of Egypt who was known for her many love affairs and tragic death.9.Egyptian pharaoh who built over 3 pyramids, eventually making the first smooth sided pyramid in history.10.Considered one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs, he was known for his great building projects and lived until he was 90!12.Period of Egyptian history when the Egyptian Empire was built and the military power of Egypt was at its greatest.14.Young pharaoh who only became famous after his death. His tomb was left untouched until its discovery in 1922.15.Second largest desert in the world located in Northern Africa. Called the "red lands".17.Pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid at Giza - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.ernment officials appointed by the pharaoh to help them rule.21.Climate found on the coast that has mild temperatures and seasonal rainfall.23.Climate with little to no rainfall.24.Egyptian writing that used symbols and pictographs.26.Grassland climate with seasonal rainfall. Many of Africa's large animals live here.28.Warrior pharaoh who expanded the Egyptian Empire and forced the Babylonians to sign a peace treaty.31.Fertile soil deposited by rivers on the banks of a river.Bottom of FormWORD BANKKemetHatshepsutSaharaThutmoseshadoofhieroglyphicsRamsesbureaucratsdesertLower EgyptKhufuMediterraneantheocracypyramidssavannaoasisTutankhamunValley of the KingspapyrusembalmingpharaohSneferudeltaAkhenatenUpper EgyptsiltNew KingdomNile RiverOld KingdomcataractsdynastyMiddle KingdomCleopatratropicalRosetta Stone ................
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