This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ancient Civilizations has 15 clues. Answers range from 2 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
picture symbols and sound symbols that created a complex writing system
one of the largest and grandest pyramids built in about 2540 B.C.; built for King Khufu; one of three pyramids still standing in Giza
gods and goddesses that ancient Egyptians worshiped; Re, Hapi, Isis, Osiris are called
a bucket attached to a long pole; used to lift water from the Nile River to the basins
one of the two large kingdoms in Egypt; located to the south upriver
a specific way to prepare the pharaoh's body for the afterlife; protection to avoid having the pharaoh's spirit wander forever
one of the two large kingdoms in Egypt; located at the Nile delta
a reed plant that grew along the Nile River and was used for creating tools
large ships can use the Nile River only for its last 650 miles because of this
a triangle-shaped tomb that held the pharaoh and pharaoh's family after they died; made entirely out of stone
a covered body of a pharaoh wrapped in long strips of linen; put in several wooden coffins
a more consistent and gentle flood than those of the Tigris and the Euphrates River
Egyptian kings; originally meant "great house"
a natural resource that the Egyptians needed to survive; it provided water for drinking, bathing, farming, cooking, and cleaning
the main Egyptian god; the sun god