Vocabulary

• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• ancient history: The study of the distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.
• such as: For example; like
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• as a rule: Generally; usually
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• writing: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• picture: General situation or state of being
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• great: Very good; better than before
• shorter: Smaller in height
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• history: Established pattern or record
• century: Period of 100 years
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• geographical: Concerning the earth and its natural features
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
• textbook: A book that is used to study
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• false: Not real or genuine
• tin: Metal container used for storing e.g. food
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• documentary: Supported by written evidence
• universally: Applying to all people, times, places
• independently: In a manner being free from the control of another
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• reliably: In a manner deserving of your trust; dependably
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• extraction: Process of taking something out of something else
• wrongly: In error; unfairly; unjustly
• considerable: Large in size, amount, or effect
• edit: To check and make changes before publication
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• mathematician: Student of or teacher of mathematics
• greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
• compile: To put programming data into a computer
• presumed: To assume that something is true till proven false
• contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• contradict: To say the opposite is so; say something different
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• conquered: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• chronology: Order in which certain events occurred
• antiquity: Very old object
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• artefact: Man-made object, usually of historic importance
• crucifixion: Act of execution by being nailed to a cross
• consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
• timeframe: Expected beginning and end of a period
• recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
• advent: First appearance of something important
• rendition: Performance of a particular piece, esp. of music
• crucify: To kill someone by nailing them to a cross
• humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• gigantic: Extremely large
• ancestry: Family or race from which a person is descended