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

a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins

a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile

a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

a line of rulers from one family

government by religious leaders

ruler of ancient Egypt

a government official

the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh

a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned

a government representative to another country

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

woven cloth