Vocabolario per IELTS (accademico) - History

the usual set of clothes that are worn in a particular country or period of history

costume

a person who visits unknown places to find out more about them

esploratore

related to the study or depiction of events, people, or objects from the past

storico

a church with buildings connected to it in which a group of monks or nuns live or used to live

abbazia

a period of history identified with a particular event

epoca

a person whose job is to study ancient societies using facts, objects, buildings, etc. remaining in excavation sites

archeologo

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

civiltà

(geology) a subdivision of time that divides eon into smaller units

era

the states or countries that are ruled under a single authority by a single government or monarch

impero

in an earlier period

in precedenza

someone who studies or records historical events

storico

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

origine

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

mito

a place or building that is historically important

monumento

the fundamental change of power, government, etc. in a country by people, particularly involving violence

rivoluzione

a stone monument built in ancient Egypt usually as a tomb for the pharaohs, which has a triangular or square base that slopes up to the top

piramide

(plural) the remains of something such as a building after it has been seriously damaged or destroyed

rovine

a period during which an open war is underway

tempo di guerra

the people that a person is descended from

ascendenza

people in the highest class of society who have a lot of power and wealth and usually high ranks and titles

aristocrazia

the study of past events for the purpose of determining the order by which they occurred

cronologia

a structure or town that has been designed for military defense against enemy attacks

fortezza

a person or thing that is next in line to someone or something else

successore

referring to the previous state or condition of an object, organization, or place, which has since changed

precedente

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

dopo Cristo

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

avanti Cristo

an era in European history, between about AD 1000 and AD 1500, when the authority of kings, people of high rank, and the Christian Church was unquestionable

il Medioevo