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| Middle Ages |
the period of European history between ancient times and the Renaissance, from A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500. |
| mummy |
a dead body that has been preserved with special chemicals and wrapped in cloth. The ancient Egyptians are famous for their mummies. |
| Norse |
of or having to do with ancient Scandinavia, or its people or languages; Scandinavian. |
| olden |
of or having to do with ancient times. |
| Olympus |
a mountain in northern Greece, believed in ancient times to be the place where the gods lived; Mount Olympus. |
| papyrus |
a kind of paper that was made in ancient Egypt from the crushed and pressed stems of this plant. [1/2 definitions] |
| Passover |
a Jewish holiday that celebrates the escape of the ancient Hebrews from Egypt. |
| Persia |
an ancient empire in southwestern Asia, centered in what is now Iran; Persian Empire. [1/2 definitions] |
| Persian |
a native of ancient Persia. [1/4 definitions] |
| pharaoh |
a king of ancient Egypt. |
| Roman |
having to do with modern or ancient Rome or its people. [1/4 definitions] |
| Roman Empire |
the lands ruled by ancient Rome, stretching from Britain to North Africa and the Middle East. |
| Roman numeral |
a letter used as a number in the ancient Roman number system. The letter I equals 1, V equals 5, X equals 10, L equals 50, C equals 100, D equals 500, and M equals 1,000. In this system, a letter followed by one of equal or lesser value means the two are added; seven is VII, or 5+1+1. A letter followed by one of greater value means that the first is subtracted from the second; four hundred is CD, or 500-100. |
| Tigris |
a river of southwest Asia. It flows through Turkey and Iraq. It joins the Euphrates River in a valley where some of the most ancient civilizations were located. |
| tunic |
an article of clothing that is loose and hangs to the knees. Tunics sometimes do not have sleeves and are sometimes belted. The ancient Greeks and Romans wore tunics. [1/2 definitions] |
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