Akademisches IELTS (Band 5 und Darunter) - History

the time that has passed

Vergangenheit

a period of history marked by particular features or events

Ära

a period of history identified with a particular event

Zeitalter

a duration of time

Periode, Epoche

a period of one hundred years

Jahrhundert

a period of one thousand years, usually calculated from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ

Millennium, Jahrtausend

ten years of time

Jahrzehnt

a list of events arranged in the order of their occurance

Chronologie, Zeitleiste

an event or happening, especially a violent, unusual or important one

Vorfall

anything that takes place, particularly something important

Veranstaltung

a male king that rules an empire

Kaiser

a woman who is the ruler of an empire or the wife of an empror

Kaiserin

(in the Middle Ages) a man of high social rank, wearing armor and riding a horse, who is loyal to his king

Ritter, Kriegsheld

a story involving the ancient history of a people, usually about heroes and supernatural events that could be unreal

Mythos

a war in which many countries fight against each other

Weltkrieg, globaler Konflikt

the war that took place from the year 1914 to 1918 between the allies and the central powers

Erster Weltkrieg, Großer Krieg

the war that took place from the year 1939 to 1945 between the axis and the allies

Zweite Weltkrieg, Zweite Weltkrieg

a man-made object, tool, weapon, etc. that was created in the past and holds historical or cultural significance

Artefakt, historisches Objekt

someone who studies or records historical events

Historiker(in)