Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

a reed plant that grows along the Nile River

a material burned for its pleasant smell 

 a person who represents his country in a foreign place 

a bucket attached to a long pole, used to move water for irrigation

a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region

ruler of ancient Egypt

the process of preserving dead bodies

a fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea

a line of rulers from one family

a government in which the same person is the political and religious leader

a writing system made up of picture and sound symbols

dangerous, fast-moving waters

a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh

woven cloth

government official