Ancient Egypt

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes (13)
  2. 5. Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld (6)
  3. 6. A person of enduring fame (8)
  4. 9. A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex (7)
  5. 10. French playwright (plural) (7)
  6. 11. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (plural) (4)

Down

  1. 1. Fine particles of wood made by sawing wood (7)
  2. 2. A writing system using picture symbols (plural) (13)
  3. 4. To preserve a dead body (9)
  4. 7. Informal terms for a mother (5)
  5. 8. The world's longest river (4)