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
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
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)
hellenistic
[adjective]
relating to Greek history, language, and culture, especially the era from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony in 31 BC, during which Greek culture thrived considerably
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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