Egypt

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. One of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were (6)
  2. 3. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions (5)
  3. 5. The largest inland sea (13)
  4. 7. A ship ___ in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea (9)
  5. 9. The Semitic language of the Arabs (6)
  6. 10. The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa (5)

Down

  1. 2. A massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides (7)
  2. 4. The chief port of Egypt (10)
  3. 5. A believer in or follower of Islam (6)
  4. 6. The world's longest river (4)
  5. 8. Country with pyramids and the Nile (5)