| A | B |
|---|
| Prosperous | rich and successful (adj) |
| Established | to start a company, organization, system, government, etc that is meant to exist or continue for a long time (v) |
| Declared | to state officially and publicly that a particular situation exists or that something is true (v) |
| Adopting | to start to think about or believe in something (v) |
| Succeeded | to come after or replace something else (v) |
| Credited | to let others now someone has achieved something or is the reason for the achievement (v) |
| Designing | to plan or develop something for a specific purpose (v) |
| Controversial | causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed (adj) |
| Stele | a type of monument that contains historical writing and usually stands up with three to four sides (n) |
| Inscribed | to carefully cut, print, or write words on something, especially on the surface of a stone or coin (v) |
| Allegedly | used when reporting something that people say is true, although it has not been proved (adv) |
| Peak | the highest, strongest time period of a civilization (adj) |
| Sphere of influence | an area where one country has a lot of power but may not completely control everything (n) |
| Outlying | far from the centre of a city, town, or nation (adj) |
| Variable | likely to change often (adj) |
| Vassal | a country that is controlled by another country (adj) |
| Liberated | to become free from someone's control (v) |
| Overlord | someone with great power over a large number of people, especially in the past (n) |
| Installed | to put someone in an important job or position, especially with a ceremony (v) |
| Mere | used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is (adj) |
