VOCABULARY
Attacking a country or region with an armed force.
Invasion
The Ancient Romans spoke this language
Latin
Egypt is a part of what continent?
Africa
Which came first, the stone age or the iron age?
stone age
Use: NEVER
eaten durian
Never have I eaten durian
Belonging to the VERY distant past and no longer in existence.
What is ancient?
This ancient civilization developed a writing system called hieroglyphics which were written on paper made with papyrus.
What is Egypt?
A massive structure that served as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh and high officials.
What is a pyramid?
A period was known for this alloy. This alloy which was made by combining tin and copper.
the bronze age
Use: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
“You must not open the lab door during the exam.”
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES may you open the lab door during the exam.
people living together in a ordered community
society
The ancient Greeks spoke this language
Greek
These people attacked the Ancient Egyptians. We know, because the Egyptians wrote about them in hieroglyphs.
The Sea People
During this period, humans made tools from this material. They also made weapons from obsidian (lava glass).
The Stone Age
NOT ONLY … BUT ALSO
She finished the report. She presented it on time.
Not only did she finish the report, but she also presented it on time.
a pathway, often a long-distance one, used for the commercial transport of goods between different regions
trade route
This region shaped like a half-moon, includes Mesopotamia and was home to the earliest known human civilizations.
The Fertile Crescent
The process of preserving a dead body used by ancient Egyptians to prepare the bodies of the Pharaohs (kings) for the afterlife (life after death).
mummification or mummy
Ancient civilizations began making steel during this period.
The Iron Age
LITTLE DID I KNOW
“I didn’t know the ‘teacher’ was actually the principal.”
Little did I know (that) the “teacher” was actually the principal.
A large group of people with their own languages and way of life. We often use "ancient" before this word.
civilizations
The ancient Greek city-state of Athens developed this type of government system where the people rule by voting.
democracy
This body of water provided a source of water for irrigation, transportation, and fertile soil for agriculture.
What is the Nile River?
The time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history in 3000 BCE to the early Middle Ages in 500 CE.
ancient history
NO SOONER or HARDLY
“We left the house. It started to rain.”
No sooner had we left the house than it started to rain.
Hardly had we left the house when it started to rain.