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║ THE AMAZONS
The Amazons, a tribe of fierce female (0. WAR) WARRIORS feature In Ancient Greek mythology from 2,000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks believed them to inhabit an area called Scythia, covering present-day Ukraine, southern Russia, and western Kazakhstan. They were fascinated by the Amazons, writing stories about their heroic and (1. COURAGE) …………………….. deeds, and displaying them on pots and items of (2. JEWEL) ……………………… . They were tall and beautiful but also completely (3. FEAR) ……………………… and as strong as the men they fought. The Amazons lived in an all-female society. According to which story one reads, they either abandoned their male babies, sent them to live with their fathers from another tribe, or else gave them away at (4. BORN) ……………………. . There may be some (5. TRUE) ……………………… in the Amazon myth because archaeologists have discovered burial sites in Ukraine and (6. NEIGHBOUR) …………………. countries dating from 2,000 to 3,000 years ago. The women were buried with weapons and some display (7. EVIDENT) ……………………. of wounds. Their bones suggest they would have been (8. USUAL) ……………………. tall for women of this time.