History Glossary

20 terms

History is the study of the past events. It's useful for understanding these events, and learn about our world. This subject can be used for several professions such as history teacher. This History Glossay can help to understand some therms fluently use in this subject and learn more about history.

army
An organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
authority
A person or organization having power or control in a particular, typically political or administrative, sphere.
colonization
The act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force and sending people from your own country to live there.
conquest
A territory that has been gained by the use of subjugation and military force.
country
A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
discovery
The process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time or the thing that is found.
empire
An aggregate of many states or territories under a supreme ruler or oligarchy.
evolution
The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
government
The system to govern a state or community.
independence
The state of being free of the control of some other person, country or entity.
king
The male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
monarchy
Political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single person.
population
A particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country.
president
The elected head of a republic.
revolution
The usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one.
royalty
People of royal blood or status.
state
A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
timeline
A graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.
treaty
A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
war
A particular armed conflict.