Geschichte bilingual/Glossary
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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 proposals can be submitted to: https://zumpad.zum.de/p/bilingual-history-glossary
A
- abolish; abolition
to end a law, system or practice - absolutism
form of government where a monarch rules with unlimited authority - age
a period of time, e.g. the Dark Age, Industrial Age, age of discoveries - age of enlightenment
reason and - aristocracy
rule of nobility - assembly
a meeting of people in one place for a purpose
B
- bourgeoisie (eng. middle classes)
C
- capitalism
- clergy
- commons
- confederation
- crop rotation
- crusade
D
- democracy
rule of the people - duty, duties
E
- estates
- evolution
a slow development with gradual changes
G
- gentleman
a man of good manners; originally landed gentry (=land-owners)
H
- human rights
L
- labour
- legislative
law-making branch, parliament - liberal, liberalism
M
- manor house
residence of a lower nobleman; a very small palace - merchants
people who trade goods - monarchy
rule of a king
N
- nation, national
P
- parliament
elected representative of the people with advisory and legislative functions - people
- president
elected head of state - privilege - if you are allowed to do sth. special
R
- reaction
- republic -
- restauration
- revolution
sudden change of a political system, property - riot
S
- seperation of powers
refers to the division of a state's government into three independent areas - executive, legislative, judiciary
T
- triangle trade
trade between three ports or regions for example between Europe, Africa and America
U
V
- violence
- virtue
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
