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LESSON 1 Passive Voice

EXPLORE

1 READ the article about a group of people who lived in South America long ago.
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Notice the words in bold.

The Moche of Northern Peru

From around a.d. 100–800, mysterious people inhabited northern Peru. Recently,
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archaeologists have made some important discoveries about these people. They are
known as the Moche. Visitors to Peru can see the remains of their pyramids, which are
called huacas. For a long time, little was understood about Moche society or culture, but
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that situation has changed since some important tombs were discovered. M15-1
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One of the most interesting tombs was found in 2013. Archaeologists uncovered the
body of a Moche woman in a large room around 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground.
The tomb clearly belonged to an important person.
Artifacts in the tomb helped to explain the woman’s position in society. For example,
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a tall silver cup was found beside her body. Moche art shows that similar cups were
used in religious ceremonies. Archaeologists believe the woman was a priestess, or an
important woman who performed religious ceremonies. They think that Moche society
was ruled by women, or at least some Moche areas were. They believe that priestesses
such as this one were queens of their people. Archaeologists hope that more secrets of this
fascinating culture will be uncovered in the future.

1 inhabit: to live in an area
2 archaeologist: a person who studies the past by looking at items such as buried houses, tools, pots, and so on
3 tomb: a grave; a place where a dead body is buried
4 artifact: an object used by humans a very long time ago

Experts carefully
uncover objects
from a Moche
tomb.

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