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Advanced Words Needed for TOEFL - History
Here you will learn some English words about history, such as "prehistory", "jurassic", "chronicle", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.
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stone age
[noun]
the early period of human history when people used things such as stone, horn, bone, etc. to make tools
antiquity
[noun]
the historical period before the Middle Ages, especially before the sixth century when Greeks and Romans were the most prosperous
dark ages
[noun]
the era in European history commenced at the end of the Roman Empire in AD 476 and lasted until AD 1000
Iron Age
[noun]
the period that began about 1100 BC when people used iron tools for the first time
Bronze Age
[noun]
the period when iron was not discovered and people used bronze to make tools
jurassic
[adjective]
relating to the period between around 208 to 146 million years ago, when the largest known dinosaurs lived
cretaceous
[adjective]
relating to the period between approximately 146 and 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs lived (until their extinction)
Enlightenment
[noun]
a philosophical movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science were of more importance than tradition and religion
barbarian
[noun]
a person who was not a member of a great civilization (Greek, Roman, Christian) and was believed to be savage and uncivil
to chronicle
[verb]
to record a series of historical events in a detailed way by a chronological order
archeology
[noun]
the study of civilizations of the past and historical periods by the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
colony
[noun]
any territory under the full or partial control of another more powerful nation, often occupied by settlers from that nation
ruin
[noun]
(plural) the remains of something such as a building after it has been seriously damaged or destroyed
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