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Down: 1) a time when there is so little food that many people starve2) pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds3) coffin, usually cut from stone5) a life after death; the ancient Egyptians believed very strongly in this9) a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as a royal tomb in Egypt10) someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule11) the period from about 1567 B.C. to 1085 B.C., during which dynasties 18, 19, and 20 ruled ancient Egypt12) fine, fertile, dark soil found on river bottoms21) an ancient tablet covered with Egyptian and Greek hieroglyphics; provided a key to translating and understanding hieroglyphics22) a member of a social class that makes its living through small-scale farming and labor Across: 4) a king of ancient Egypt6) the period from about 1991 B.C. to 1786 B.C., during which dynasty 12 ruled ancient Egypt7) a triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water8) an early form of paper made from a reedlike plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta13) complete control over someone or something; the pharaohs of ancient Egypt had this kind of control of the people in their kingdom14) the enrichment of soil, for the production of crops15) a group, or class, that is made up of people with similar backgrounds, income, and ways of living16) to treat a dead body with certain chemicals, like natron (salt), to preserve it17) a worker who is especially skilled in crafting items by hand, such as pottery and baskets18) the period from about 2686 B.C. to 2181 B.C., during which dynasties 3, 4, and 5 ruled ancient Egypt19) a person who has no settled home20) a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky23) all the plants or plant life of a place24) the detailed mapping of the physical features of a place25) a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group26) used to rank people in order of how important they are in society
 

 

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