4/28/22 Article Vocab -4000 yr old game

Question 1

Archaeologists

Answer 1

a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.

Question 2

Prehistoric

Answer 2

refers to the period of time before written history.

Question 3

Unearthed

Answer 3

to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.

*to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc.

Question 4

Backgammon

Answer 4

2 person strategy game played with dice

Question 5

Excavation

Answer 5

to dig or scoop out (earth, sand, etc.).

*to expose or lay bare by or as if by digging; unearth

Question 6

Production

Answer 6

the creation of value; the making of articles having exchange value.

Question 7

Exceptional

Answer 7

rare instance; unusual; extraordinary

Question 8

Artifacts

Answer 8

a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.

Question 9

Settlement

Answer 9

a community formed and populated by members of a particular ideological group

Question 10

Abundance

Answer 10

an extremely plentiful or over sufficient quantity or supply