Talking about History: English Vocabulary List

the time that has passed

"We must learn from the mistakes of the past."

"Archaeologists painstakingly piece together the past by analyzing artifacts"

a period of one thousand years, usually calculated from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ

"A new millennium began."

"The ancient civilization flourished for nearly a millennium before its eventual decline."

ten years of time

"She worked there for over a decade."

"The last decade brought remarkable advances in artificial intelligence and technology."

a male king that rules an empire

"The emperor lived in a vast"

"The emperor issued a decree that changed the laws across his entire empire."

a woman who is the sovereign ruler of an empire, wielding supreme authority

"Catherine the Great was a powerful empress."

"The empress ruled her vast empire with intelligence and remarkable political skill."

a war in which many countries fight against each other

"World War Two was long."

"The consequences of the first world war reshaped the political map of Europe dramatically."

the war that took place from the year 1914 to 1918 between the allies and the central powers

"World War I ended in 1918."

"World War I was a global conflict that lasted from nineteen fourteen until nineteen eighteen."

the war that took place from the year 1939 to 1945 between the axis and the allies

"World War II lasted from 1939 until 1945."

"The D-Day landings in Normandy represent a pivotal and decisive Allied operation that began the liberation of Western Europe during World War II."

a man-made object, tool, weapon, etc. that was created in the past and holds historical or cultural significance

"The museum displays a 2000-year-old artifact."

"Archaeologists discovered an ancient artifact that provided insight into the daily lives of early humans."

someone who studies or records historical events

"A historian studies and interprets the past."

"A revisionist historian challenges the established"