Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 6-7) - History

a period of time in history or someone's life, during which significant events happen

the study and writing of history, particularly the methods, interpretations, and principles used by historians to examine and interpret past events

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

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

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

the era in European history commenced at the end of the Roman Empire in AD 476 and lasted until AD 1000

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

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

the period between the 14th and 16th centuries in Europe, marked by a rise of interest in Greek and Roman cultures, which is dominant in the art, philosophy, etc. of the times

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

a transformative 16th-century movement challenging and reforming practices within Christianity, leading to the establishment of Protestant denominations

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

the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

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

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

the era in human history from which we have no written record

an event or stage that has a very important impact on the progress of something

a catastrophic event that results in widespread death and destruction

a manuscript or written record created on sheets of a plant material used in ancient Egypt for making paper-like scrolls and documents

a secular designation used to represent dates in the Gregorian calendar before the traditional reference point of the birth of Jesus Christ

a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race

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

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

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

used with a date to refer to things happened or existed after the birth of Christ