Sentence:  For this period , as for earlier centuries , pottery remains the most secure source ; the ceramic material of the age is more abundant , more diversified , and more indicative of the hopes and <WSD>fears</WSD> of its makers , who begin to show scenes of human life and death . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)