History vocabulary B

claim - nárok, právo (na něco)

noun - a right to have or own something

conqueror - dobyvatel

noun - someone who has won in a battle

conquest - dobytí, porážka

noun - the act of taking control over a country by force

declare - vyhlásit (např. válku)

verb - to announce something publicly

defeat - porazit (v boji)

verb - to win over somebody in a fight

erect - postavit (budovu apod.)

verb - to build a building, a wall etc.

found - založit, zřídit, položit základy

verb - to set up, to start the building of

introduce - zavést

verb - to bring in a new thing

invade - napadnout, vpadnout

verb - to enter a territory or country by force

invader - útočník, vetřelec

noun - a person or country who attacks a country and takes control of it by force

kingdom - království

noun - a country ruled by a king or queen, a monarchy

massacre - masakr

noun - the act of killing of a lot of people

monastery - klášter (pro muže)

noun - a place where monks live

people - národ, lid (národ)

noun - a nation

quest - výprava, pátrání

noun - a journey the purpose of which is to search for something

reign - vláda, panování

noun - being king or queen somewhere

revolt - vzpoura, povstání

noun - an organized (and often armed) opposition against authority (government, king etc.)

ruler - vladař, panovník, vládce

noun - a person, such as a king, who has the power over a country, people etc. and uses the power

settler - osadník, kolonista

noun - a person who comes to live to a place where nobody or not many people lived before

succeed - být nástupcem, nastoupit (po někom)

verb - to take a post or position after somebody else

suppress - potlačit, zastavit (silou)

verb - to stop something by force

troops - vojáci, jednotky (voj.)

noun - soldiers