History

Question 1

History is written by the victors.

Answer 1

I’m into history.
I’m history/film/arts buff.
I don’t really like history.
I’m not overly interested in history.
History is not my thing.

Question 2

Historic - important and famous
Historical - related to a period in history
Historian
Historically

Answer 2

History

Question 3

Main stages of history

Answer 3

We use archaeology to look at prehistory (before 3000 BC)
Ancient history (3000 BC to 500 AD) since writing began
Post-classical history (The Middle Ages: 500 AD - 1500 AD)
Modern history (1600 AD onwards, post Age of Reason/ Age of Enlightenment)

Question 4

Historical events

Answer 4

Wars
Assassinations (to murder/ kill a famous person)
Revolutions
Crises

It took place in
It goes back a long time… it happened in
It happened at the start of the century.
It happened at the turn of the century.
It dates back to 1917.
It dates back to the last century.
I don’t remember the exact date, but it was at the turn of the last century.

What happened was…

Question 5

Hypothesing

Answer 5

If this had happened, today we wouldn’t…
If he had succeeded, he would have changed the course of history.
If he hadn’t succeeded, he would have changed the course of history.

Question 6

Influential historical people

Answer 6

He was very influential.
He had a lot of sway (informal)
He pulled/ carried a lot of weight.
He has a lot of authority.
He left his mark on society.

Question 7

Idioms

Answer 7

This will go down in history (to become famous, an event or a person)
He will go down in history as one of the… presidents in America.

This will make history.

He is history! - He is finished (often end of their career)

If I could put the clock back, I would do things differently.

Many moons ago… - a long time ago