The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
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Archaeology is the study of the past by examining the remains of things such as buildings and tools.
chargeCOUNTABLE NOUN
A charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
charityCOUNTABLE NOUN
A charity is an organization which raises money to help people who are ill, disabled, or poor. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNCharity is behaviour that shows kindness and generosity to people who are less fortunate than you.
chiefCOUNTABLE NOUN
A chief is the leader of a group of American Indians.
civil rightsPLURAL NOUN
Civil rights are the rights that people have to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
civil warNOUN
A civil war is a war that is fought between different groups of people living in the same country.
cliffCOUNTABLE NOUN
A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
covered wagonCOUNTABLE NOUN
A covered wagon is a wagon that has a curved canvas roof and is pulled by horses. Covered wagons were used by the Europeans as they travelled west across the United States.
cruelADJECTIVE
Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or unhappiness and does not have any sympathy for weaker people.
DepressionPROPER NOUN
TheDepression was a period of about 10 years starting in 1929 when a lot of companies stopped working and a lot of people lost their jobs.
destituteADJECTIVE
Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
devilCOUNTABLE NOUN
You can use devil when showing how you feel about someone. For example, you can call someone ‘a devil’ if you think they live a wild and uncontrolled sort of life.
digCOUNTABLE NOUN
A dig is an organized activity in which people dig into the ground in order to discover ancient historical objects.
distributionUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Distribution is the sending of goods from one place to a lot of different other places.
dividendCOUNTABLE NOUN
A dividend is the part of a company’s profits which is paid to people who have shares in the company.
emigrateINTRANSITIVE VERB
If you emigrate, you leave your own country to go and live in another.
emigrationUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Emigration is when people leave their own country to go and live in another country.
empireCOUNTABLE NOUN
A business empire is a group of companies controlled by one powerful person.
evilADJECTIVE
If you describe something as evil, you mean that it is morally bad and causes harm to people.
example to follow sb’s examplePHRASE
If you follow someone’s example, you copy their behaviour, especially because you admire them.
explosiveVARIABLE NOUN
An explosive is a substance that can cause an explosion. ADJECTIVE An explosive substance or device is one that can cause an explosion.
fortuneCOUNTABLE NOUN
A fortune is a very large amount of money. If you make afortune from a particular activity, you earn a lot of money by doing it.
fundTRANSITIVE VERB
To fund something means to provide the money it needs so that it can start or continue to happen.
fund-raisingUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Fund-raising is the activity of collecting money for a particular purpose.
greedyADJECTIVE
Someone who is greedy wants more of something than is necessary or fair.
hang (hangs, hanging or hanged)TRANSITIVE VERB
If someone is hanged, they are killed by having a rope tied around their neck and the support taken away from under their feet.
homelessADJECTIVE
You describe people who have nowhere to live as homeless.
humanityUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
All the people in the world can be referred to as humanity.
Industrial RevolutionPROPER NOUN
TheIndustrial Revolution was the process that happened in the nineteenth century when countries began developing industry and people moved into cities away from the countryside.
investTRANSITIVE VERB, INTRANSITIVE VERB
If you investin something, or if you invest a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by buying shares or property.
investmentCOUNTABLE NOUN
An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in.
ironUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Iron is a dark grey metal. It is made from iron ore, which comes out of the ground.
