EGYPT Vocab.
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EGYPT VOCAB.
By: Chloe McGee
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DeltaA deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river.
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EmbalmersWorkers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals.
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MastabasStructures with flat roofs that served as tombs in ancient Egypt.
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MummificationThe preservation of a body by embalming.
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NecropolisA cemetery in an ancient city.
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BasinA natural or artificial hollow place containing water.
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HieroglyphicPictures or symbols representing words, syllables, or sounds; used by the ancient Egyptians instead of alphabetical writing.
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ObeliskTall, four-sided towers of stone covered in hieroglyphics.
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PapyrusEgyptian paper.
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ShaduffEgyptian machine used to raise water.
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Pharaoh
Egyptian ruler.
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Canopic Jars
• Jars used in ancient Egypt to hold the internal organs of a mummified body.