Vocabulary

• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• tiny: Very, very small
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• century: Period of 100 years
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• colonize: To take control over place and live there
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• live: To be alive
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• aboriginal: Relating to people originally living in a country
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• history: Established pattern or record
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father