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Glossary

glory - magnificence or great beauty
shield - a broad piece of metal or another suitable material
antiquity - an object, building, or work of art from the ancient past
exhibits - publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in
an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair
legends - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as
historical but not authenticated
scripts - handwriting as distinct from print; written characters
dynasty - a line of hereditary rulers of a country
archaeology - the study of the culture of the past by examining the
remains of buildings and objects
antiquity - of ancient times, the quality of being old or ancient
ancient - very old
ancestors - persons in your family who lived long ago, forefathers

preserve - to keep something in an original state or in good condition
inscriptions - words written or cut in stone or metal

Note to the teacher: Ask students to list out as many archaeological assets as they can found in their
locality. Then ask them to explain how they can preserve them.

ExERCISES
ExERCISES

Think yourself and carry out the following tasks.

1. List out a few archeologically important places of Nepal, collect
pictures and write why they were important in few lives about
each.

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