China's ancient buried army

• afterlife


  life that happens after death. Some

  people believe that when they die, they will keep

  living in an afterlife.
• archeologists


  scientists who study ancient

  people and things.
• Archers


  are people who shoot with bows and

  arrows. Before guns were invented, many armies

  had archers who shot arrows at the opposing army.
• Artifacts


  Artifacts are tools or other objects that people made

  long ago. These arrowheads are artifacts from an

  ancient tribe that used to live in this area.
• cavalry


  is a group of soldiers who fight on

  horseback.
• charioteers


  people who drive chariots. a chariot is a two-wheeled cart used in ancient times; it was usually pulled by horses and driven by a standing person.

  
• commune (n)


  is a place where people live and work

  together, sharing income, food, responsibilities,

  and property. Everyone in the commune took turns

  doing jobs such as making meals, cleaning, and

  caring for the grounds.
• eternal


  lasting forever. The eternal flame never stops burning.
• immortality (n)


  the state of living forever-never dying.
• infantrymen


  soldiers who fight on foot rather than on horses or in vehicles

  
• molds


  empty containers that people pour liquid into. when the liquid hardens, it has the same shape as the container. Ice-cube trays are molds.
• monument


  is something that keeps alive the

  memory of a person, an event, a time period, or

  a civilization. Many people visit the Gettysburg

  battlefield; it has become a monument to the

  destructiveness of war.
• quest


  is a search for sth. His quest to find a new job was successful, he found a terrific job.
• reign


  time as a leader. King Henry VIII's reign as king of England was from 1509 to 1547.
• sculpted


  carved out of a material such as wood, ice, stone, or clay. The beautiful wooden statue was sculpted by a famous artist.
• terracotta


  brownish-red earthenware or clay pottery
• trench


  long, narrow ditch in the ground. During battle, the soldier fought from inside a trench

  
• toil


  difficult and tiring work
• unified


  working as one. The town unified its two schools
• warring


  involved in a war