Geschichte bilingual/Glossary

Today we're going to build a glossary for important historical terms. This list can help to build up a better range of vocabulary.

New proposal can be subbmited to: https://zumpad.zum.de/p/glossary

interactive quizzes

A

• abolish; abolition
  • to end a law, system or practice

• absolutism
  form of government where a monarch rules with unlimited authority

• age
  an period of time, eg the Dark Age

• age of enlightenment

• aristocracy

• assembly
  • a meeting of people in one place for a purpose

B

• borgeoisie (eng. middle class)

C

• capitalism
• confederation
• conservative, conservation

D

• democracy

E

• estates

• evolution
  • a slow development with gradual changes

H

• human rights

L

• labour

• liberal, liberalsim

M

• monarchy

  N

• nation, national

P

• parliament

R

• reaction

• restoration

•   revolution
  sudden change of a political system, property

S

• separation of powers 

interactive quizzes

evolution: a slow development with gradual changes

revolution: sudden change of a political system, property

riot: a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd