In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PROTOHISTORY
protohistory, protoanthropology
(noun) the study humans prior to the invention of writing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
protohistory (countable and uncountable, plural protohistories)
The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.
Source: Wiktionary
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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