historical terms
Across
- 5. A period of 100 years; a division of the Roman army made up of 80 soldiers and led by a centurion.temple A building for religious worship, especially in religions other than Christianity.
- 6. An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
- 8. Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
- 11. A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
- 13. The ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.
- 14. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats.
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- 1. The belief in more than one god.
- 2. The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
- 3. Human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- 4. A method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon.
- 7. A type of art using small tiles made of glass or stone to create a picture.
- 9. A person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits.
- 10. A religion other than one of the main world religions, specifically a non-Christian or pre-Christian religion.
- 12. 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.