| PTOLEMAIC | The ___ Period (era of Greek-ruled Egypt from 305 BCE to 30 BCE)(POLICE MAT anagram) (9) |
| CLEOPATRA | She ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE |
| EDWARDIAN | ____ period, era in British history between the reigns of Queen Victoria and King George V (9) |
| HYKSOS | Invaders, probably from Palestine, who ruled Egypt from c 1650BC to c 1550BC |
| HITTITES | Members of an ancient people who had an empire, centred on Anatolia, from 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE (8) |
| CHOLA | Empire known for contributions to Shaivism and temple architecture, with a golden age from 300 BCE to 1300 CE.(firt name) (5) |
| IRONAGE | Archaeological era around 1200 BCE to 600 BCE (4,3) |
| RADIOWAVE | Wave from the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum at lower frequencies than microwaves. The wavelengths of these waves range from thousands of metres to 30 cm. (5,4) |
| GESTATION | The ___ period is 15 months and the female usually gives birth to only 1 calf |
| NEFERTITI | Beautiful queen who ruled Egypt with the Pharaoh (9) |
| AMENHOTEP | A very up-to-date record about people who ruled Egypt (9) |
| CRETACEOUS | The ___ period was the last period of the Mesozoic era, between the Jurassic and Tertiary periods |
| SAQQARA | It was begun c. 2630 BCE, and it was the first pyramid to be built. It housed the tomb of King Djoser, who ruled Egypt during the Third Dynasty. Where is this pyramid located? |
| PTOLEMY | Any of the kings of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt 323-30 B.C. |
| SUEZ | Waterway constructed in NE Egypt from 1859 to 1869 to link the Mediterranean to the Red Sea (4) |
| CANAL | Waterway constructed in NE Egypt from 1859 to 1869 to link the Mediterranean to the Red Sea (5) |
| MIDWIFE | Call The ___, period drama set in the late 1950s following a group of nurses who deliver babies (7) |
| EASTERN | Name for the desert that extends southeastward in Egypt from the Nile Delta between the Nile River and the Red Sea. (7) |
| MIAMI | Florida city whose nicknames include Magic City, The Gateway to Latin America and The 305 (5) |
| EPOCH | The point in time beginning a new or distinctive period; period; era (5) |
