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| Canopic Jars | Containers that held the preserved internal organs of a mummy. |
| Cartouche | An oval figure enclosing the name of the King. |
| Delta | A triangular deposit at the mouth of a river. |
| Dynasty | A succession of rulers from the same family or line |
| Ka | the part of a human's spirit that was the most vital force accompanying the individual through life and death. |
| Mummification | the process of preserving a dead body. |
| Nubia | The region located to the south of ancient Egypt. |
| Papyrus | A tall reed plant growing in the Nile River marshes used to make paper-like sheets for writing. |
| Pharaoh | A king or ruler |
| Pyramid | the tomb of the king |
| Sarcophagus | A stone coffin |
| Afterlife | a religious belief of a life after death |
| Cataract | a dramatic turn or series of waterfalls on a river |
| Hieratic | script used for everyday writing by the ancient Egyptians |
| Inundation | the annual flooding of a river |
| Natron | drying salt used in the mummication process so the body does not rot |
| Nomad | a person who moves from place to place in search of food and water |
| Rosetta Stone | the stone used by Jean Francois Champollion to decode hieroglyphics |
| Sledge | a wooden sled used to transport stone blocks to the pyramid site |
| Temple | a home to a god or goddess in ancient Egypt |
| Vizier | selected by the pharaoh as mayoy, judge, and supervisor of tax collectors |
