A. devotion B. arrivals C. pursued D. notably E. astonishing F. attempting G. conflict H. withdrew I. abandoned J. granted K. blessings |
The decade of the 1920s was like no other period that Americans of the time could imagine. World War I---the “war to end all wars”---had just concluded, and the world seemed suddenly a much smaller place. The stock market grew at a(n)
Indeed, it seemed that the Roaring Twenties howled with exuberance(旺盛的精力), daring, and a(n)
The United States remained in many ways the land of opportunity, but it no longer welcomed immigrants. Workers worried that impoverished new
The decade brought mixed
An energized Ku Klux Klan in the South terrorized African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. The wealth so evident in the industrialized North was
A. including B. impressions C. standing D. restored E. missing F. fun G. comfort H. associated I. inspired J. marked K. contact |
Ancient Civilizations Had Game Nights Too!
Morten Ramstad, a researcher at the University of Bergen, Norway, and his team spotted one of the rare objects while unearthing the remains of an Early Iron Age (400-300 BC) burial site in Western Norway. Burying loved ones with basic necessities like ceramic pots and clothing, to ensure their
Though the game board was
The archeologists, who also unearthed remains of pottery jars and a bronze needle at the burial site believe the game pieces indicate the dead was a wealthy individual. In ancient civilizations, board games were a status symbol, signifying the owner’s high social and economic
“These are status objects that bear witness to
The researchers planned to put the