Egypt vocab
By Dalton Cross
Canopic Jarsjars used in ancient Egypt to hold the internal organsof a mummified body.
DeltaA deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river.
embalmersWorkers who treat dead bodies with various chemicals.
mastabasStructures with flat roofs that served as tombs in ancient egypt.
mummificationThe preservation of a body by embalming
necropolisA cemetery in an ancient city
basin : a large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
hieroglyphicPictures or cymbals representing words , syllables or sounds
obeliskTall , four sided towers of stone covered in hieroglyphic
papyrusegyptian paper
shadoof egyptian machine used to raise water
pharaohThe title of kings of ancient egypt.