| A | B |
|---|
| ancestor | a person from whom another person or group is descended |
| archaeological | relating to the study of past human life and culture |
| barbarian | a person considered by another group to have a primitive culture |
| dedicate | to set apart for a particular use |
| disintegrate | to break down into smaller parts |
| excavation | the act or process of exposing by digging away a covering |
| immortality | endless life |
| preservation | the state of being mostly unchanged or kept from harm |
| reconstruction | the act of building or assembling again |
| surpass | to become greater than; to go beyond |
| Tutankhamun | Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was found intact in 1922 |
| Ch'in | The use of this word at the beginning of the emperor's name is a formal title that refers to the place from which the emperor came. |
| Great Pyramid | massive four-sided monument built around a tomb by people in ancient Egypt |
| provinces | districts, or parts, of a country |
| imperial procession | a group of people traveling with an emperor |
