Ancient Egypt Word Search

Words in the Ancient Egypt word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

pyramid

A huge stone tomb with four sloping triangular sides.

mummy

A body preserved with salt, oils and linen wrappings.

pharaoh

The title given to a ruler of ancient Egypt.

nile

The river whose yearly flood watered Egyptian farmland.

sphinx

A stone creature with a lion body and human head.

desert

The dry land stretching on both sides of the Nile valley.

tomb

A place built to hold a body after death.

temple

A building where Egyptians honored a particular god.

scarab

A beetle shape carved as a lucky charm or seal.

papyrus

A reed plant pressed into sheets for writing on.

giza

The plateau near Cairo holding the three great pyramids.

scribe

A trained writer who kept records for the kingdom.

amulet

A small charm worn to bring protection or luck.

chariot

A light two wheeled cart pulled by horses.

obelisk

A tall stone pillar with a small pyramid on top.

hieroglyph

A picture sign used in ancient Egyptian writing.

cleopatra

The last ruler of ancient Egypt before Roman control.

tutankhamun

A boy king whose crowded tomb was found in 1922.

sarcophagus

A stone outer case that held a coffin inside.

anubis

The jackal headed god linked with burial and the dead.

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