History advanced

An a______________ studies the material evidence of past societies. (археолог)

archaeologist

A group of countries ruled by a single person is an e____. (империя)

empire

Individual countries ruled by a king or queen are k________. (королевства)

kingdoms

Different rulers from the same family form a d_____; it can also mean the period they control a country. (династия)

dynasty

The d___ of civilisation began when humans first formed organised societies. (зарождение / начало)

dawn

A period that a king, queen or emperor rules is called a r____. (правление)

reign

A person legally entitled to continue the work of someone important is an h___. (наследник)

heir

A person who takes over from another person is a s________. (преемник)

successor

An event when a king or queen receives their crown is a c_________. (коронация)

coronation

When someone or an army defeats and takes over another country, that is a c_______. (завоевание)

conquest

Old books written by hand are called m__________. (рукописи)

manuscripts

A person who works on the land and earns very little is a p_______. (крестьянин)

peasant

A person who does unskilled manual work is a l______. (разнорабочий)

labourer

Moving from one place to another in large numbers is m________. (миграция / переселение)

migration

Very small amounts of evidence are called s____ of evidence. (крупицы / остатки)

shreds

The period when copper and tin began to be used for weapons and tools is the B_____ A__. (бронзовый век)

Bronze Age

The period of the European Middle Ages (1000‑1500 AD) is called m______ times. (средневековый)

medieval

The period of new interest in arts in Europe (14th-16th centuries) is the R__________. (Ренессанс / Возрождение)

Renaissance

The period before Europeans arrived in large numbers and took power is the p______-c______ era. (доколониальный)

pre-colonial

Soldiers on foot are called i______. (пехота)

infantry

Soldiers on horseback are called c______. (кавалерия)

cavalry

Metal protective clothing worn by soldiers is a s____ o_ a______. (доспехи)

suit of armour

A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse, used in ancient wars and races, is a c______. (колесница)

chariot

A large sailing ship with three or four masts (15th-18th centuries) is a g______. (галеон)

galleon

A military leader who controls a country or an area within it is a w____. (военачальник / полевой командир)

warlord

A person legally owned by someone else and forced to work for them is a s____. (раб)

slave

The system of owning slaves is called s______. (рабство)

slavery

A leader of a country is a r____. (правитель)

ruler

Someone who travels to unknown places to discover what is there is an e______. (исследователь)

explorer

Someone who buys and sells large amounts of goods, especially with other countries, is a m______. (купец)

merchant

A neutral term for a king or queen is a m_____. (монарх)

monarch

A country with a king or queen is a m______. (монархия)

monarchy

People of the highest social rank in a society are the n______. (дворянство)

nobility