# Culture & History

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 23

## About

Traditions, heritage, history, civilization, and collective memory.

## Words by Level

### A1
- history — The study of past events, especially in human affairs.; frequency rank 790
- culture — The customs, beliefs, art, and way of life of a particular group or society.; frequency rank 2676
- sit through — to remain seated and endure something from beginning to end, especially something long or dull

### A2
- ancient — Belonging to a time very long ago in history.; frequency rank 1718
- modern — Relating to the present time or recent times; not old.; frequency rank 2171
- museum — A building where important objects of art, history, or science are kept and shown to the public.; frequency rank 2836
- tradition — A custom or belief passed down from one generation to the next.; frequency rank 3293
- custom — A traditional way of behaving or doing something that is common to a group or society.; frequency rank 6337

### B1
- ceremony — A formal event held to mark an important occasion.; frequency rank 2929
- civilization — A society that has reached an advanced stage of culture, organization, and development.; frequency rank 5365
- historical — Connected with the past or with the study of history.; frequency rank 6505

### B2
- medieval — Relating to the Middle Ages, roughly from 500 to 1500 AD.; frequency rank 8351
- heritage — The traditions, values, and culture that a country or family has had for many years and passes on to younger generations.; frequency rank 8420

### C2
- bey — historical: a governor, ruler, or other high official in the Ottoman Empire and some of its former territories; frequency rank 14000
- minstrel — historical: a travelling musician, singer, poet, or storyteller, especially in medieval Europe; frequency rank 28124
- pharos — historical or literary: a lighthouse or beacon, especially an ancient monumental one; frequency rank 70864
- Seicento — the seventeenth century in Italian history and culture, especially in art, music, and literature; frequency rank 274034
- sanjak — historical: an administrative district of the Ottoman Empire, usually a subdivision of an eyalet or vilayet
- heptarchy — historical: the traditional collective name for the seven principal Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of early medieval England

### C2+
- classicism — adherence to the principles of ancient Greek and Roman art and culture
- syssitia — historical communal meals or dining groups for male citizens and youths in ancient Greece, especially in Sparta and Crete
- quick-firer — historical: a gun designed to fire rounds in rapid succession, especially a late-nineteenth- or early-twentieth-century naval or field gun
- undergirder — historical nautical: a heavy rope or cable used to brace and hold together the hull of an ancient ship, especially a trireme