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Unit 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the whole series of past events connected with someone or something.

a)

comic

b)

science

c)

history

d)

mystery

2.

an ancient Egyptian stone figure having a lion's body and a human or animal head, especially the huge statue near the Pyramids at Giza.

a)

Mummy

b)

Sphinx

c)

Statue

d)

Pyramid

3.

MYSTERY is ..

a)

something that everyone knows

b)

something that has explanation

c)

something scary

d)

something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.

4.

Common Era (CE)

a)

the era before Christ

b)

the era before and after Christ

c)

the present era

d)

the era of Christ

5.

Discovery is..

a)

the action or process of discovering or being discovered.

b)

the action of analyzing something

c)

the action of excavating

d)

the action of covering something

6.

BCE

(a)  

7.

a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

(a)  

8.

a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically waterless, and without vegetation.

(a)  

9.

a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.

(a)  

10.

a person exercising government or dominion.

(a)  

11.

ENORMOUS

a)

very small things

b)

medium size things

c)

very large in size, quantity, or extent.

d)

very large in size but small in quantity

12.

make (a hole or channel) by digging.

a)

excavator

b)

excavate

c)

escape

d)

bury

13.

MUMMY

a)

mark (a person or a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin.

b)

a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

c)

a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages.

d)

the whole series of past events connected with someone or something.

14.

carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.

(a)  

15.

mark (a person or a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin.

(a)  

16.

put or hide under the ground.

(a)  

17.

a very valuable object.

(a)  

18.

discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination.

a)

discovery

b)

analyze

c)

site

d)

scan

19.

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

a)

artifact

b)

file

c)

pottery

d)

site

20.

ANCIENT

a)

the events in the past time

b)

the people or animals who live in the present time

c)

belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

d)

belonging to the very distant future

21.

Pottery

a)

object made by play do

b)

pots, dishes, and other articles made of earthenware or baked clay.

c)

Something we have by burning candles

d)

pots, dishes, and other articles made of plastic

22.

Preserve

a)

maintain something and keep it clean

b)

making something original

c)

maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

d)

make something exist

23.

to a great degree; extremely or unusually.

a)

incredibly

b)

normally

c)

easily

d)

interesting