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Ancient Artifacts
Question | Answer |
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Legacy | What a person leaves behind when he or she dies |
Dynasty | A line of rulers from the same family |
Great wall of China | Built to keep northern invaders from attacking China |
Rosetta Stone | Founded by a French army, this stone was the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs |
Linguist | Someone who studies foreign language |
Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Ancient Seven Wonders of the World- Built by a king from Babylon for his wife who missed her homelands |
Empire | A group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government |
Murals | A large picture usually displayed on a wall or ceiling |
Sanskrit | Language created by the Gupta Empire |
Astronomy | The study of the stars and planets |
Malady (maladies) | Disease or sickness |
Gupta Empire | Many successes during this time period in ancient India because it was a time of peace |
Epic | A long narrative poem |
Mythology | Stories about supernatural beings in early times, passed down from generation to generation |
Trojan War | Story is written by a Greek poet, Homer, which tells the tale of the ancient Greeks rescuing a princess. It inspired the ancient Greeks |
Gladiators | In ancient Rome, people fought animals and other people as public entertainment |
Roman Colosseum | Place in Rome where Gladiator fights were held |
Aesop | Created Greek fables mostly using animals that had qualities |
Fables | Short tales that teaches a lesson |