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Across 5. traders 6. people of wealth and power 9. a system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth 11. the period from about 1550 BC to 1050 BC in Egyptian history when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory 13. the title used by the rulers of Egypt "great houses" 14. a path followed by traders 16. a huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians and other peoples 19. the period of Egyptian history from about 2050 to 1750 BC and marked by order and stability 22. a rich and powerful person 23. born 1341 BC and the youngest pharaoh 25. afterlife 27. an imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion 29. Egyptian writing system 30. a specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation 31. 1st woman to rule Kush . ruled from 170 BC to 150 BC

Down 1. destroyed Meroe and took over Kush in AD 350 2. a tall, pointed, four-sided pillar in ancient Egypt 3. a triangle shaped area of land made of soil by a river 4. the period from about 2700 to 2200 BC in Egyptian history that began shortly after Egypt was unifi ed 7. cataracs 8. is a series of rulers from the same family 10. a long-lasting , paper-like material made from reeds 12. a ruler who worked to increase Egyptian trade 15. items sent out to other regions 17. ruled in the 1200s BC 18. son of Kashta 20. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes 21. a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing 24. rose to power in Upper Egypt 26. goods brought in from other regions 28. ruled in the 2500's BC wanted to make a taller pyramid than his father