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Egypt Crossword
For egypt test
Term | Definition |
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Cleopatra | this lady was the last pharaoh |
Tut | Lots of treasure was found in the tomb of pharaoh King ________ |
vizier | the highest ranked government official who reported into the pharaoh |
afterlife | The Ba, the Ka, and the Land of the Dead all had to do with this aspect of Egyptian religion |
Gisa | The largest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of _____________ |
new | The Egyptian empire reached its peak during the _____ Kingdom period |
pyramid | Tall buildings made as a tomb for the Pharaohs |
thieves | Traps and curses were used to keep these out of the tombs and pyramids |
Valley of the Kings | Area where many pharaohs were buried after 1500 BC |
Africa | continent of Egypt |
Nile river | body of water important to the Ancient Egyptians |
embalming | process by which bodies were prepared for burial |
sun | Ra was the god of the __________ |
Isis | the mother goddess |
great | Alexander the ________ from Greece conquered Egypt |
scribes | people who knew how to read and write |
makeup | even Egyptian men wore this on their face to look better |
Osiris | Egyptian god who ruled the underworld |
mummy | an embalmed dead body |
dynasty | a period of time when one family ruled the land |
hieroglyphics | writing of the Ancient Egyptians that used pictures |
papyrus | type of paper invented by the Egyptians |
pharaoh | leader of Ancient Egypt |
stone | The Rosetta _________ had writing in both Greek and hieroglyphics |
Menes | First pharaoh to unite upper and lower Egypt |