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Unit 6 Living History

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  • a fight between armies ● The ____ of Marathon took place in 490 BC.
    battle
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  • free ● In 1821, the Greeks _____ their country and gained their freedom.
    liberated
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  • a time when there is a violent change of a political system ● The French _____ started in 1789.
    Revolution
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  • an idea of how sth is ● The ____ that people should have equal rights is one we all believe in.
    concept
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  • a secret plan to do sth wrong ● A ___ to kill Che Guevara succeeded in 1967.
    plot
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  • considering only facts ● I can’t be ___ about her because I’m her friend.
    objective
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  • based on personal feelings ● His book was ____ and only described history as he remembered it.
    subjective
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  • part of history ● Plato is one of the most important ____ figures.
    historical
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  • sb who studies history ● A famous __ is going to present a Netflix documentary about ancient Rome.
    historian
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  • genuine, not fake ● This is an ____ painting by Rembrandt.
    authentic
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  • not natural but man-made ● She has ___ flowers in her house because real ones make her sneeze.
    artificial
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  • start a journey ● They _____ in the morning and arrived at midday.
    set off
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  • make a equipment ready for use ● Have you ______ your new laptop yet?
    set up
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  • begin to have control of or responsibility for sth ● The small company was bought and _____ by a larger one.
    taken over
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  • excavate ● Many interesting things were _____ during the excavation.
    dug up
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  • discourage ● He was ____ becoming a soldier because it was so dangerous.
    put off
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