Ancient Egypt Crossword

This word means "black land"
This has the body of a lion and a human head
This is the "lifeblood of Egypt
These dangerous, fast moving waters make traveling along the Nile River difficult
Fan-shaped area of fertile marshland
Bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile andempties it into the basin
Reed plant used to make paper
Complex writing systems of pictures and sound symbols
These carried goods to places outside of Egypt's borders
King of Upper Egypt
Family where the right to rule passes from father to son to grandson
A government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader
An Egyptian ruler was originally called a king and then later was called this
Government officials who carried out the ruler's orders
Egyptian people believed these controlled natural forces as human activities
He greeted those who had just died at the gate to the next world
The wrapped body that was sealed in a coffin and placed in a tomb
Great tombs built to honor pharaohs
The first great engineer who built pyramids
Workers used this type of tools to cut the stone into huge blocks
Egyptians studies the skies and developed an understanding of this.
The Egyptians also invented this mathematical concept.
The Great Pyramid was built for this king.
Unskilled workers did their cooking here.
Boys and girls were expected to get married at this age.
Around 2000 B.C. the capital of Egypt changed from Memphis to this city.
Powerful warriors from western Asia that moved into Egypt
This prince drove the Hyksos out of Egypt.
This woman made herself pharaoh after her husband died.
A material burned for its pleasant smell
These people invented the alphabet
Pharaohs and other rulers exchanged these representatives
He became ruler after the female pharaoh died
He tried to start a new religion because he was threatened by the priests' power.
The capital of Egypt was moved for a third time to this city.
This 10 year old pharaoh is most commonly known as King Tut
This pharaoh fought the Hittites to conquer Canaan
These buildings also served as banks, where valuable items were stored
Eventually, Egypt was taken over by these people.