Wichtiger Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Zeit und Geschichte

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

vor Christus, vor unserer Zeitrechnung

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, Jahrtausend

relating to a time span of a thousand years

jahrtausendlich

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, Unendlichkeit

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

letztlich, endgültig

in a way that happens once every year

jährlich

taking place twice a year

halbjährlich, zwei Mal jährlich

for an unspecified period of time

auf unbestimmte Zeit

after a particular event or time

anschließend

at exactly the same time

simultan, zur gleichen Zeit

before an event or an action

vorab, im Voraus

regularly and with short time in between

häufig, regelmäßig

with no delay and at once

sofort, augenblicklich

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

typical or customary for a specific time of year

jahreszeitlich, saisonal

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

Sonnenwende

happening repeatedly or continuously in an annoying or problematic way

ständig, kontinuierlich

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

Tagesanbruch, Morgengrauen

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

Dämmerung, Twilight

the time span in which earth orbits the sun

Sonnenjahr, astronomisches Jahr

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

Lunarjahr, Mondjahr

after the time mentioned or in the future

später, danach

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

prähistorisch, vorhistorisch

characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution

primitiv, alt

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, the period in European history from roughly the 5th to the 15th century

mittelalterlich

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

Goldene Ära, 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

u. Z.