Chikh Mohamed El Mokrani school

Unit : Exploring the past.

Vocabulary Explorer.
Activity One : Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.

Words Definitions
1. Civilization a. The study of human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts
2. Irrigation and other physical remains.
b. A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.
3. Mummify
c. (especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth.
4. Archaeology
d. The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
5. Achievement e. The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development
6. Hieroglyphics and organization.
f. A system of writing that uses pictures instead of words, especially as used
in ancient Egypt .

Activity Two: Check the words in the dictionary , then associate the words from the box with
one of the following words . The words in the box are close in meaning to the following

Emerge- evolve- develop- collapse – rise- decline- spread – fall to decay- vanish –
begin- start- expand .

Rise Flourish Disappear

Activity 03 : Use the words in acts 1 and 2 to fill in the gaps in the following sentences. Pay
attention to the tenses of the verbs

a) The Toltec civilization ............................. from 10th century to 11th century.

b) The Aztec empire covered much of modern Mexico and ............................into northern
part of Guatemala.
c) The ancient Egyptians used to .................................. the pharaoh when he dies.
d) The Sumerians developed a system of .........................that helped them control the Tigris
and the Euphrates.
e) The Aztecs founded a great ................................. in what is known today as Mexico and
Guatemala