Ordförråd för IELTS (Akademisk) - History

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

dräkt, traditionell klädsel

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

upptäcktsresande, forskare

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

historisk, relaterad till historia

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

abbedi

a period of history identified with a particular event

epok, ålder

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

arkeolog

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

civilisation, samhälle

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

era, epok

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

imperium

in an earlier period

tidigare, förr

someone who studies or records historical events

historiker, historiker

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

ursprung, början

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

myt

a place or building that is historically important

monument, historisk byggnad

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

revolution, uppror

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

pyramid

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

ruiner, rester

a period during which an open war is underway

krigstid, krigsperiod

the people that a person is descended from

förfäder, ursprung

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

aristokrati

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

kronologi

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

fästning, borg

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

efterträdare, successor

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

tidigare, fd

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

efter Kristus, i vår tideräkning

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

före Kristus, före vår tideräkning

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

medeltiden, den medeltida perioden