C1 Woordenlijst - Geschiedenis en artefacten

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

archief, verzameling

the study of books' history, their classification, production, editions, etc.

bibliografie, boeken geschiedenis

the act of formally and completely ending a system, practice, institution, or law

afschaffing

an area where a battle is being or was fought

slachtveld, oorlogsgebied

a large piece of armor made of strong material, carried on the arm by soldiers in the past

schild

a weapon with a long handle and a metal pointed tip, used for fighting and fishing in the past

speer, lans

a small-sized ax used by Native Americans for fighting or as a tool

tomahawk, bijl

a curved weapon joined at both ends by a string, capable of shooting arrows

boog, kruisboog

a short weapon with a pointed blade

dolk

a large and powerful gun that was used in the past to fire stone or metal balls

kanon

a vehicle with usually four wheels, pulled by one or more horses

koets, wagen

a vehicle with two wheels, drawn by horses, used in ancient times for warfare and racing

strijdwagen, kar

an underground room in which prisoners were confined, particularly in a castle

kerker, donjon

a building or group of buildings used by troops to protect an area

fort, vesting

someone who forcibly takes control of a city or country and its citizens

veroveraar, overwinnaar

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

opvolger, successeur

the period that a monarch rules

heerschappij, regering

to place a crown on someone's head in a ceremony so that person officially becomes a king or queen

kronen, crown

a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land, particularly in the past or in poorer countries

boer, landbouwer

characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution

primitief, oud

able to be dated to a specific time

databele, te dateren

relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded

prehistorisch, voorhistorisch

one of the periods in history when ice covered large parts of the world

ijstijd, ijstijden

the early period of human history when people used things such as stone, horn, bone, etc. to make tools

steentijd, paleolithicum

the period when iron was not discovered and people used bronze to make tools

Bronstijd, Periode van brons

the period that began about 1100 BC when people used iron tools for the first time

IJzertijd, IJzerperiode

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

gouden eeuw, gouden tijdperk

belonging or related to the Middle Ages, the period in European history from roughly the 5th to the 15th century

middeleeuws

a philosophical movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science were of more importance than tradition and religion

Verlichting, de Verlichting

a war that is between people who are in the same country

burgeroorlog, interne oorlog

related to a country that controls another territory or country

koloniaal

related to the characteristics or actions of an empire or emperor

imperiaal

a collection of ancient myths, particularly one that belongs to a group of people and their history, etc.

mythologie

the period of time in the 18th and 19th centuries that machines were used for the first time for mass production of goods, started in Britain

industriële revolutie, industrialisatie

a title used for ancient Egyptian rulers

farao

the study of civilizations of the past and historical periods by the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

archeologie

all family members of a person over several generations, particularly a notable person

bloedlijn, afstamming

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

artefact, historisch object

(of a country or place) damaged or destroyed severely as an aftermath of war

oorlogsgetroffen, oorlogsgewonden

any weapon that is capable of hitting a target at a distance beyond the reach of hands

afstandsgewapens, afstandswapen

a hand-held weapon such as a sword, spear, etc., used when one attacks enemies at a close range

melee-wapen, handwapen

a long knife that has a wide and heavy blade, used as a weapon or a tool to cut plants and trees

machete, hakmes

relating to a city-state in ancient Greece called Sparta or its people

Spartaans, Spartner