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| Middle Ages |
the period of European history between antiquity and the Renaissance, from 500 A.D. to about 1500 A.D. |
| milestone |
an important event or turning point in history or in a person's life. [1/2 definitions] |
| musicology |
the scholarly study of music theory and history. |
| myth |
a story or body of stories based on tradition or legend, originating in the oral history of a preliterate society and incorporating its beliefs about the origins of the world, the causes of natural events, and the origins of the society's customs and practices. [1/4 definitions] |
| nation |
a people living in the same geographic region and having a common history, language, and culture. [1/3 definitions] |
| nationality |
a people living in the same geographic region and having a common history, language, and culture. [1/4 definitions] |
| onomastics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of the origins, history, and forms of proper names. [1/2 definitions] |
| pageant |
a public spectacle with much colorful display, often celebrating and commemorating events of history or legend and presenting scenes from these. [1/2 definitions] |
| pantheon |
the illustrious persons of a people's history, collectively. [1/4 definitions] |
| past |
history, as of a nation. [1/16 definitions] |
| periodization |
the dividing of history into chronological periods. |
| prehistoric |
of, pertaining to, or existing in a time prior to written history. |
| race2 |
a group of people who share a history and distinctive culture, esp. characterized by a common language and religion. [1/5 definitions] |
| reconstruction |
(cap.) in U.S. history, the period immediately following the Civil War. [1/2 definitions] |
| recount |
to tell a history of events; relate; narrate. [1/2 definitions] |
| reeve1 |
in British history, a local chief administrator appointed by the king; bailiff. [1/3 definitions] |
| renaissance |
(cap.) this period in European history, which marks the end of the medieval period and the beginning of the modern period (prec. by "the"). [1/5 definitions] |
| résumé |
a brief but detailed account of someone's personal, professional, and educational history, usu. as submitted with a job application. [1/2 definitions] |
| revisionism |
any doctrine or view of history that departs from a longstanding or widely accepted doctrine or view, esp. from orthodox Marxism, or that advocates practices that depart from it. |
| Sinology |
the study of Chinese language, culture, history, and the like. |
| social studies |
a course of study including history, geography, civics, and other social sciences in elementary and secondary schools. |
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