Egypt Word Search

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. To remove the organs and dry out in order to preserve it (7)
  2. 4. A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides (plural) (8)
  3. 6. A domain in which something is dominant (7)
  4. 7. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa (5)
  5. 9. The world's longest river (4)
  6. 10. A writing system using picture symbols (plural) (13)
  7. 11. An ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo (4)
  8. 12. Any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC (6)

Down

  1. 1. Pharaoh of Egypt around 1358 BC (11)
  2. 3. A procession traveling together in single file (plural) (8)
  3. 5. To preserve a dead body (9)
  4. 8. Paper made from the ___ plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat (7)