Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• set about: To begin or start to do something
• turn against: To stop being a supporter or friend of
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• initially: At first; originally
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• account: An advantage
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• seek: To ask someone for help
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• century: Period of 100 years
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
• rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
• area: Amount of measured space
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• conquest: Land or a nation won or taken by force, an army
• cavalry: Soldiers trained to fight on horseback
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• ensue: To happen as a result of
• cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
• outnumber: To be larger than something in number
• tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell
• sectarian: Restricted to one particular religious group
• breakaway: Separated/wanting separation from a group/policy
• mongol: Someone who is native to Mongolia