ancient civilization

collocation in English

meaningsofancientandcivilization

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ancient
adjective
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/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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civilization
noun
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/ˌsɪv.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪv.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period ...
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Cultivation of crops, hunting, social life, religion and politics of thatancientcivilizationare topics of the exhibition.
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Kukulkan is resource-poor, which along with the innate conservatism of its dinosauroid inhabitants inhibits its venerablyancientcivilizationfrom developing technologically.
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It is not necessarily symbolic, linguistic, or artificiala cloud might be a sign of rain for instance, or ruins the sign ofancientcivilization.
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One passes everyday by the apparently modest, yet defining signs of anancientcivilization.
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A fan ofancientcivilizationwho dresses up like a mummy.
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From the findings in this locality is believed to be found at other residues of anancientcivilization.
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Both are transported back in time to anancientcivilization.
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An archaeological site of anancientcivilizationexists nearby.
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The discovery of the man and his philosophy is immeasurably relevant to further recognition of the wise tenure of anancientcivilization.
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It is also blessed withancientcivilization, natural resources, and fertile farms.
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A recurring theme is the relics of anancientcivilizationas it attempted to make sense of their dimension.
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The history of such philosophical theories that relate to chemistry, can probably be traced back to every singleancientcivilization.
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As the intellectual and priestly class of thatancientcivilization, they are highly respected and honored for creating the world's oldest literary and religious traditions.
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His true form is a fusion of a spider demon and a group of seven humans from theancientcivilization.
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The texts were deeply involved with anancientcivilization, which the translators were not familiar with 3.
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The team examines the caverns and discovers the ruins of anancientcivilization.
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This has spurred the archaeological studies to uncover the history of this remarkableancientcivilization.
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Anancientcivilizationhad met its demise one thousand years before.
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In both continuities, it is the ultimate superweapon, created by anancientcivilization.
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With the estimated time of the site, this allows historians to develop timelines that contribute to the understanding ofancientcivilization.
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