Woordenschat voor IELTS (Academisch) - History

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

kostuum

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

ontdekkingsreiziger

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

historisch

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

abdij

a period of history identified with a particular event

tijdperk

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

archeoloog

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

beschaving

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

tijdperk

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

rijk

in an earlier period

eerder

someone who studies or records historical events

historicus

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

oorsprong

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

mythe

a place or building that is historically important

monument

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

revolutie

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

ruïnes

a period during which an open war is underway

oorlogstijd

the people that a person is descended from

voorouders

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

aristocratie

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

chronologie

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

vesting

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

opvolger

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

voormalig

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

na Christus

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

voor Christus

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

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