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Ancient Civilizations

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  • Arturo Montero is an ___________ (he studies archeological artifacts to understand what ancient civilizations understood about the stars and sky.)
    archeoastronomer
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  • A _________ is an upward-growing mound of mineral deposits that have precipitated from water dripping onto the floor of a cave.
    stalagmite
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  • A _______ is an icicle-shaped formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave and is produced by precipitation of minerals from water dripping through the cave ceiling.
    stalactite
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  • The reason for the ____ (end) of the Mayans is unknown.
    demise
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  • A _________ is a big church.
    cathedral
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  • The Mayans used _______ (like dried out pumpkins) in ceremonies.
    gourd
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  • These are some Mayan _________.
    ceramics
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  • An animal similar to a cheetah is a ________.
    jaguar
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  • Something that is really hard is ________.
    gruelling
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  • They _____ into the water.
    bless
    constitute
    gruel
    plunge
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  • Many traditional ceremonies involve a lot of _______. (ceremonial jewellery, objects or clothes.)
    regalia
    plunge
    cathedral
    ceramics
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  • Something related to the ocean is _______.
    gourd
    maritime
    siege
    loot
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  • _______society refers to society, politics and culture from before the Industrial Revolution, which occurred from 1750 to 1850.
    regalia
    preindustrial
    siege
    sublime
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  • Another word for infer or figure out is ______.
    loot
    gruelling
    deduce
    sublime
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  • Vikings would arrive in a town and ______ it. (steal things)
    sublime
    regalia
    loot
    gruelling
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  • If you live by the _____, you die by the _______.
    deduce
    stalagmite
    loot
    sword
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