Many museums have been criticised for taking ancient treasures from their original place during imperial times. Beth and Neil discuss the controversial role of museums in the 21st Century and teach you related vocabulary.
❓❓❓ This week’s question:
The Natural History Museum in London, features a grand entrance hall which, for decades, contained an impressive life-size model of a dinosaur. But what was this iconic dinosaur’s name?
a) Dippy the Diplodocus
b) Terry the Terradactyl
c) Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary:
✔️artefact - object of historical importance or interest, especially one which is very old
✔️hunter-gatherers - people who lived by hunting and collecting food in the wild, instead of by farming crops
✔️(move) up the ladder - advance; make progress
✔️onwards and upwards - becoming better and better; improving
✔️exhibition - display of a collection of artefacts in a museum, or paintings in an art gallery
✔️interconnected - several different things being connected or related to each other
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