Unit 5: Mysteries of the Ancient Past

Learn these words from the history article by Reyna Eisenstark (Inside: Level A, Unit 5).

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  1. ancient
    belonging to times long past
  2. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development
  3. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  4. pyramid
    a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides
  5. historian
    a person who is an authority on the past and who studies it
  6. archaeologist
    an anthropologist who studies prehistoric culture
  7. artifact
    a man-made object
  8. mummy
    a body that is embalmed, dried, and wrapped for burial
  9. tomb
    a place for the burial of a corpse
  10. travel
    take a journey or trip
  11. coffin
    a box in which a corpse is buried
  12. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  13. bury
    place in a grave or tomb
  14. stunned
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
  15. decade
    a period of 10 years
  16. reign
    rule or have supreme power
  17. claim
    an established or recognized right
  18. fame
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Created on Fri Aug 05 17:20:34 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 15:25:04 EDT 2016)

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