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EGYPT Vocab.

EGYPT Vocab. By: Chloe McGee. 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.

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EGYPT Vocab.

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  1. EGYPT Vocab. By: Chloe McGee

  2. Delta A deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river.

  3. Embalmers Workers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals.

  4. Mastabas Structures with flat roofs that served as tombs in ancient Egypt.

  5. Mummification The preservation of a body by embalming.

  6. Necropolis A cemetery in an ancient city.

  7. Basin A natural or artificial hollow place containing water.

  8. Hieroglyphic Pictures or symbols representing words, syllables, or sounds; used by the ancient Egyptians instead of alphabetical writing.

  9. Obelisk Tall, four-sided towers of stone covered in hieroglyphics.

  10. Papyrus Egyptian paper.

  11. Shaduff Egyptian machine used to raise water.

  12. Pharaoh Egyptian ruler.

  13. Canopic Jars Jars used in ancient Egypt to hold the internal organs of a mummified body.

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