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Egypt Vocab

Egypt Vocab . By: Chesney Lund . Canopic Jars . Definition Jars used in ancient Egypt to hold the internal organs of a mummified body. Delta. Definition A deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river. Embalmers. Definition Workers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals.

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Egypt Vocab

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  1. Egypt Vocab By:Chesney Lund

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

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

  4. Embalmers Definition Workers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals.

  5. hieroglyphics Definition Pictures or symbols representing words, syllables, or sounds; used by the ancient Egyptians instead of alphabetical writing

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

  7. Mummification Definition The preservation of a body by embalming

  8. Necropolis definition A cemetery in a ancient city

  9. basin Definition A large or small depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor

  10. obelisk Definition Tall, four-sided towers of stone covered in hieroglyphics

  11. papyrus Definition Egyptian paper

  12. Shaduf/ shadoof Definition Egyptian machine used to raise water

  13. Pharaoh Definition The title of kings of ancient Egypt

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