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Egypt vocab. By Dalton Cross. Canopic Jars. jars used in ancient Egypt to hold the internal organs of a mummified body. Delta. A deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river. embalmers. Workers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals. mastabas.
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Egypt vocab By Dalton Cross
Canopic Jars jars used in ancient Egypt to hold the internal organs of a mummified body.
Delta A deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river.
embalmers Workers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals.
mastabas Structures with flat roofs that served as tombs in ancient egypt.
mummification The preservation of a body by embalming
necropolis A cemetery in an ancient city
basin : a large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
hieroglyphic Pictures or cymbals representing words , syllables or sounds
obelisk Tall , four sided towers of stone covered in hieroglyphic
papyrus egyptian paper
shadoof egyptian machine used to raise water
pharaoh The title of kings of ancient egypt.