Wichtiger Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Zeit und Geschichte

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

vor Christus

a period of history marked by particular features or events

Ära

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

Millennium

relating to a time span of a thousand years

tausendjährig

a period of one hundred years

Jahrhundert

ten years of time

Jahrzehnt

a period of history identified with a particular event

Zeitalter

organized according to the order that the events occurred in

chronologisch

time that is endless

Ewigkeit

happening at the end of a process or a particular period of time

Finale

in a way that happens once every year

jährlich

taking place twice a year

halbjährlich

for an unspecified period of time

unbegrenzt

after a particular event or time

anschließend

at exactly the same time

gleichzeitig

before an event or an action

vorab

regularly and with short time in between

häufig

with no delay and at once

sofort

referring to the first of two things mentioned

ehemalig-

referring to the second of two things mentioned

letzt-

a year in every four years that has 366 days instead of 365

Schaltjahr

related to or happening during a particular season of the year

jahreszeitlich

either of the two times of the year when the sun reaches its farthest or closest distance from the equator

Sonnenwende (Sommer und Winter)

happening repeatedly in an annoying or problematic way

kontinuierlich

the time in the very early morning when the first sunlight appears

Tagesanbruch

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

Dämmerung

the time span in which earth orbits the sun

Sonnenjahr

a period of 12 lunar months (the time span between two new moons), which is around 354 days

Mondjahr

after the time mentioned or in the future

später

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

prähistorisch

characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution

primitiv (Mensch oder Tier)

a society that has developed its own culture and institutions in a particular period of time or place

Zivilisation

someone who studies or records historical events

Historiker(in)

belonging or related to the Middle Ages, which was the period between the 5th and 15th centuries

mittelalterlich

a period of great prosperity and success, particularly in the past

goldenes Zeitalter

a place or a collection of records or documents of historical importance

Archiv

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

Herkunft

used to refer to a date that is after the birth of Jesus Christ

A. D.

a place or building that is historically important

Monument

used with a date to refer to things happened or existed after the birth of Christ

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