Vocabulary for IELTS (Academic) - History

Here you will learn some English words about history, such as "explorer", "civilization", "monument", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.

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costume [noun]

clothing characteristic of a particular country, social class, or historical period

Ex: Costume often signifies identity or heritage .

explorer [noun]

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

Ex: Ancient explorers relied on stars and maps to navigate the seas .

historical [adjective]

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

Ex: The documentary provided a detailed account of historical events during the war .

abbey [noun]

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

Ex: We visited the abbey during our vacation , marveling at its breathtaking architecture and tranquil surroundings .

age [noun]

a period of history identified with a particular event

Ex: An age of economic prosperity followed the industrial revolution , leading to increased wealth and development .

archeologist [noun]

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

civilization [noun]

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

Ex: Many aspects of Greek civilization influence contemporary philosophy and art .

era [noun]

a formal subdivision of geological time, typically spanning several periods

Ex: Geologists debate the boundaries of each era .

empire [noun]

a territory governed by an emperor or empress, under imperial authority

Ex: The empire maintained order through a complex bureaucracy .

formerly [adverb]

in an earlier period

Ex: The building , formerly a bank , has been converted into a trendy art gallery .

historian [noun]

someone who studies or records historical events

Ex: The museum consulted a historian to verify the artifact 's origin .

origin [noun]

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

Ex: The origin of the word can be found in Latin .

myth [noun]

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

Ex: The ancient myth described how fire was stolen from the gods .

monument [noun]

a place or building that is historically important

Ex: The Lincoln Memorial in Washington , D.C. , is a monument dedicated to the 16th President of the United States .

revolution [noun]

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

Ex: The revolution was sparked by widespread discontent with the oppressive regime .

pyramid [noun]

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

Ex: Scientists still study how ancient civilizations built their pyramids .

ruin [noun]

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

Ex: The archaeologists worked to preserve the historical ruins .

wartime [noun]

a period during which an open war is underway

ancestry [noun]

the people from whom a person is descended

Ex: Many people use DNA tests to explore their ancestry .

aristocracy [noun]

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

Ex: The aristocracy often lived in grand estates and manors .

chronology [noun]

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

fortress [noun]

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

Ex: The walls of the fortress were built thick and high to withstand sieges .

successor [noun]

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

Ex: After the professor 's retirement , her most promising student became her successor in the department .

former [adjective]

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

Ex:

anno Domini [adverb]

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

Ex:

before Christ [adverb]

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

Ex:

the Middle Ages [noun]

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

Ex: The Middle Ages saw the spread of Gothic architecture , evident in the grand cathedrals built during this time .

Vocabulary for IELTS (Academic)
Architecture	Medicine	Crime and Punishment	The Law
Politics	Religion	Society	Emigration
War	Computer	Geography	Biology
Engineering	Conducting Research	Physics	Mathematics and Statistics
History	Graphs and Figures	Information Technology	Chemistry
Energy and Fuel	Economics	Psychology	Global Issues
Problematic Words	Collective Nouns	Talking about Trends	Equality
Feminism	Marketing