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Egypt Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| delta | fan-shaped area of fertile land at the mouth of a river |
| cataract | waterfall |
| shadoof | Egyptian machine used to raise water |
| papyrus | Egyptian paper |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing system based on pictures |
| pharaoh | Egyptian ruler, from word meaning "great house" |
| pyramids | large Egyptian tombs |
| embalming | process used to keep dead bodies from decaying |
| mummy | wrapped body of a preserved dead person |
| canopic jar | jar used in ancient Egypt to hold the embalmed entrails of a mummy |