Egyptian Pyramids Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• second : the pyramid of khafre is the _ tallest pyramid at giza and contains pharaoh khafre’s tomb.
• sphinx : a unique feature built inside khafre’s pyramid complex was the great _ , a guardian statue carved in limestone with the head of a man and the body of a lion.
• giza : built during a time when egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids— especially the great pyramids of _ — are some of the most magnificent man made structures in history.
• divine : kings held a unique position in egyptian society. somewhere in between human and _ , they were believed to have been chosen by the gods themselves to serve as their mediators on earth.
• nile : no pyramids are more celebrated than the great pyramids of giza, located on a plateau on the west bank of the _ river, on the outskirts of modern-day cairo.
• pharaoh : their massive scale reflects the unique role that the _ , or king, played in ancient egyptian society.
• robbers : tomb _ and other vandals in both ancient and modern times removed most of the bodies and funeral goods from egypt’s pyramids and plundered their exteriors as well.
• burials : after djoser, the stepped pyramid became the norm for royal _ , although none of those planned by his dynastic successors were completed.
• mastabas : from the beginning of the dynastic era (2950 b.c.), royal tombs were carved into rock and covered with flat-roofed rectangular structures known as “ _ ,” which were precursors to the pyramids.
• mummified : to properly care for his spirit, the corpse was _ , and everything the king would need in the afterlife was buried with him, including gold vessels, food, furniture and other offerings.
• great pyramid : the oldest and largest of the three pyramids at giza, known as the _ _ , is the only surviving structure out of the famed seven wonders of the ancient world.