History

Question 1

lineage
(noun)

Answer 1

the series of families that somebody comes from originally (dòng dõi)

There is no lineage of sailors in my ancestry.

Question 2

nobleman
(noun)

Answer 2

a person from a family of high social rank; a member of the nobility (nhà quý tộc)

He contemplated marrying his daughter to an English nobleman

Question 3

reign
(noun)

Answer 3

the period of time when a king or queen rules a country (sự trị vị)

The house was built during the reign of Henry VIII.

Question 4

subject
(noun)

Answer 4

a person who belongs to a particular country, especially one with a king or queen (dân, thần dân)

He is a British subject.

Question 5

to govern
(verb)

Answer 5

to legally control a country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing public services, etc. (quản lý, điều hành)

He was chosen to govern the colony by the British government

Question 6

to reign
(verb)

Answer 6

to be the king or queen of a country (trị vì)

Queen Victoria reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901

Question 7

tyranny
(noun)

Answer 7

overnment by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly (chính thể chuyên chế, chính thể bạo chúa)

They came to America to escape political tyranny

Question 8

archaeologist
(noun)

Answer 8

a person who studies archeology (nhà khảo cổ)

Chinese archaeologists uncovered life-sized terracotta statues in 1975

Question 9

artifact
(noun)

Answer 9

an object that is made by a person, especially something of historical or cultural interest (tạo tác)

The museum’s collection includes artifacts dating back to prehistoric times

Question 10

burial
(noun)

Answer 10

the act or ceremony of burying a dead body (sự chôn cất)

The ancient burial site was found deep underground

Question 11

carbon dating
(noun)

Answer 11

a method of calculating the age of very old objects by measuring the amounts of different forms of carbon in them (xác định niên đại bằng carbon)

According to carbon dating, the artifact is at least one thousand years old

Question 12

hieroglyph
(noun)

Answer 12

a picture or symbol of an object, representing a word, syllable or sound, especially as used in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems (chữ tượng hình)

The meanings of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were unknown until the 19th century

Question 13

relic
(noun)

Answer 13

an object, a tradition, a system, etc. that has survived from the past (di tích, cổ vật)

During the dig, the archaeological team found some relics from the Stone Age.

Question 14

ruins
(noun)

Answer 14

the broken parts that are left of an ancient building or town (tàn tích)

We visited a Roman ruin.

Question 15

decipher
(verb)

Answer 15

to convert something written in code into normal language (giải mã)

Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents

Question 16

tomb
(noun)

Answer 16

a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, is buried (lăng mộ)

Many treasures were lost when the tombs were raided in the last century.

Question 17

excavate
(verb)

Answer 17

to find something by digging in this way (khai quật)

Work is under way to excavate the ancient city.