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Super Old History
Unit One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agrarian | Of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. |
| Archeology | the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated. |
| City-State | a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies. |
| Civilization | an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached. |
| Communal | of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public: communal land; Building the playground was a communal project. |
| Edifice | a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance. |
| Egalitarian | asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life. |
| Era | a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.: The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era. |
| Filial | of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial obedience. noting or having the relation of a child to a parent. |
| Incarnation | an incarnate being or form. |
| Indigenous | originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to ): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa. |
| Metallurgy | the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties. |
| Monarchy | a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy. |
| Nomadic | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of nomads. |
| Oracle | an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry. |
| Pagan | one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks. |
| Pastoral | having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life. |
| Patriarch | the male head of a family or tribal line. a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc. |
| Sedentary | characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation. |
| Stratification | the act or an instance of stratifying. a stratified state or appearance |
| Subsistence | the source from which food and other items necessary to exist are obtained. |
| Venerate | to regard or treat with reverence; revere. |