Egyptian History Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: middle kingdom: the period of egyptian history from 2050 to 1750 bc, obelisk: a tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in ancient egypt, pyramids: a huge triangular tomb built by the egyptians and other people, new kingdom: the period from about 1550 to 1050 bc in egyptian history , afterlife: life after death, much of egyptian religion focused on the afterlife, mummies: a specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation, menes: an early egyptian ruler, who combined both upper and lower egypt, engineering: the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, hieroglyphics: the ancient egyptian writing system that used picture symbols, delta: a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river, tutankhamen: a young pharaoh whose tomb was untouched by raiders, papyrus: a long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that the ancient egyptians used to write on, khufu: the most famous pharaoh of the old kingdom, old kingdom: the period from about 2700 to 2200 bc in egyptian history , dynasty: a series of rulers from the same family, sphinxes: an imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion, cataracts: rapids along a river, such as those along the nile in egypt