IELTS Académique (Band 5 et en Dessous) - History

the time that has passed

passé

a period of history marked by particular features or events

ère

a period of history identified with a particular event

âge, ère

a duration of time

période

a period of one hundred years

siècle

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

millénium

ten years of time

décennie

a list of events arranged in the order of their occurance

chronologie, ligne du temps

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

incident

anything that takes place, particularly something important

événement, évènement

a male king that rules an empire

empereur

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

impératrice

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

chevalier

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

mythe

a war in which many countries fight against each other

guerre mondiale, conflit mondial

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

Première Guerre mondiale, Grande Guerre

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

Seconde Guerre mondiale, Deuxième Guerre mondiale

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

objet (fabriqué)

someone who studies or records historical events

historien, historienne