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C1 Vocab history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archive | a place or a collection of records or documents of historical importance |
| bibliography | the study of books' history, their classification, production, editions, etc. |
| abolition | the act of formally and completely ending a system, practice, institution, or law |
| battlefield | an area where a battle is being or was fought |
| shield | a large piece of armor made of strong material, carried on the arm by soldiers in the past |
| spear | a weapon with a long handle and a metal pointed tip, used for fighting and fishing in the past |
| tomahawk | a small-sized ax used by Native Americans for fighting or as a tool |
| bow | a curved weapon joined at both ends by a string, capable of shooting arrows |
| dagger | a short weapon with a pointed blade |
| cannon | a large and powerful gun that was used in the past to fire stone or metal balls |
| carriage | a vehicle with usually four wheels, pulled by one or more horses |
| chariot | a vehicle with two wheels, drawn by horses, used in ancient times for warfare and racing |
| dungeon | an underground room in which prisoners were confined, particularly in a castle |
| fort | a building or group of buildings used by troops to protect an area |
| conqueror | someone who forcibly takes control of a city or country and its citizens |
| successor | a person or thing that is next in line to someone or something else |
| reign | the period that a monarch rules |
| to crown | to place a crown on someone's head in a ceremony so that person officially becomes a king or queen |
| peasant | a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land, particularly in the past or in poorer countries |
| primitive | characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution |
| datable | able to be dated to a specific time |
| prehistoric | relating or belonging to the time before history was recorded |
| ice age | one of the periods in history when ice covered large parts of the world |
| Stone age | the early period of human history when people used things such as stone, horn, bone, etc. to make tools |
| Bronze Age | the period when iron was not discovered and people used bronze to make tools |
| Iron Age | the period that began about 1100 BC when people used iron tools for the first time |
| golden age | a period of great prosperity and success, particularly in the past |
| medieval | belonging or related to the Middle Ages, the period in European history from roughly the 5th to the 15th century |
| Enlightenment | a philosophical movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and science were of more importance than tradition and religion |
| civil war | a war that is between people who are in the same country |
| colonial | related to a country that controls another territory or country |
| imperial | related to the characteristics or actions of an empire or emperor |
| mythology | a collection of ancient myths, particularly one that belongs to a group of people and their history, etc. |
| industrial revolution | the period of time in the 18th and 19th centuries that machines were used for the first time for mass production of goods, started in Britain |
| pharaoh | a title used for ancient Egyptian rulers |
| archeology | the study of civilizations of the past and historical periods by the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains |
| bloodline | all family members of a person over several generations, particularly a notable person |
| artifact | a man-made object, tool, weapon, etc. that was created in the past and holds historical or cultural significance |
| war-torn | damaged or destroyed severely as an aftermath of war |
| ranged weapon | any weapon that is capable of hitting a target at a distance beyond the reach of hands |
| melee weapon | a hand-held weapon such as a sword, spear, etc., used when one attacks enemies at a close range |
| machete | a long knife that has a wide and heavy blade, used as a weapon or a tool to cut plants and trees |
| spartan | relating to a city-state in ancient Greece called Sparta or its people |
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