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Academic IELTS (Band 6-7) - History

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (6-7)
epoch

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

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historiography

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

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ice age

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

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Bronze Age

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

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Stone age

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

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dark ages

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

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Iron Age

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

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peasant

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

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Renaissance

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

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the Middle Ages

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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reformation

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

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Enlightenment

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

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restoration

the reinstatement of the monarchy in England, particularly the return of King Charles II to the throne in 1660

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chronology

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

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medieval

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

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prehistory

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

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milestone

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

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holocaust

a catastrophic event that results in widespread death and destruction

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papyrus

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

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Before Common Era

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

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genocide

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

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civil war

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

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anno Domini

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

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before Christ

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

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Common Era

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

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