Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• shift: To change in position or direction
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• agriculture: The science of farming
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• civilization: A highly developed society
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• vary: To change something and make it different
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• ensemble: Group of things, people working together
• ape: Animal related to monkeys and humans
• mosaic: A mixture of various elements
• fore: (In combination) before; in the front part
• locomotion: Moving, or ability to move, from place to place
• genus: Category of particular animal or plant species