History: since the dawn of civilisation

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archeaologists

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person who studies the material evidence of past societies

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empires

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group of countries ruled by a single person

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kingdoms

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individual countries ruled by a king or queen

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dynasties

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different rulers who are all from the same family, or a period of time that a country is controlled by them

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dawn

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beginning

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reigns

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period that a king, queen or emporer rules

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heirs

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person who is legally entitled to continue the work of someone important who has died or who has the same position as they had

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successors

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person who takes over from another person

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coronations

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event when a king or queen receives his/her crown

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conquests

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when someone or an army defeats and takes over another country

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manuscripts

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texts written by hand

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peasants

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person who works on the land and earns little, usually having alow social status

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labourers

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person who does unskilled manual work

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migrations

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moving from one place to another in large numbers

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shreds

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very small amounts

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Bronze Age

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period when the metal copper and tin began to be used to make weapons, tools (Stone Age, Iron Age)

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medieval

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of or from the European Middle Ages

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Renaissance

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period of growth of interest and activity in the arts especially in Europe in the 14th to 16th centuries

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pre-colonial

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period before Europeans arrived in large numbers and took power (post-colonial)

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infantry

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soldiers on foot

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cavalry

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soldiers on horseback

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(suit of) armour

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metal protective clothing worn by soldiers

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chariot

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two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse and used in ancient times for racing and war

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galleon

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large sailing ship with three or four masts, used in the 15th to 18th centuries

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warlord

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a military leader who controls a country or, more often, an area within a country

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slave

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person legally owned by someone else and who has to work for them

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ruler

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leader of a country

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explorer

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someone who travels to places that no one is ever thought to have vistited, in order to find out what is ther

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merchant

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someone who buys and selss things in large amounts, especially by trading with other counties

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monarch

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neurtal term for king or queen

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the nobility

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collective term for people of the highest social rank in society