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No one ever sits you down at age eight and says, 'Aminatta, this is what's happened so far.' You have to work it out for yourself, and by the time you do, it's ancient history to many of the players. We're trying to make sense of the past, so we start to excavate our memories.
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Meaning of "ancient history" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANCIENT HISTORY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANCIENT HISTORY

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Ancient history is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANCIENT HISTORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ancient history

Ancient history

Ancient history is the aggregate of past events from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages or the Postclassical Era. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Sumerian Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC. The term classical antiquity is often used to refer to history in the Old World from the beginning of recorded Greek history in 776 BC. This roughly coincides with the traditional date of the founding of Rome in 753 BC, the beginning of the history of ancient Rome, and the beginning of the Archaic period in Ancient Greece. Although the ending date of ancient history is disputed, some Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD, the closure of the Platonic Academy in 529 AD, the death of the emperor Justinian I, the coming of Islam or the rise of Charlemagne as the end of ancient and Classical European history. In India, the period includes the early period of the Middle Kingdoms, and, in China, the time up to the Qin Dynasty is included.

Definition of ancient history in the English dictionary

The definition of ancient history in the dictionary is the history of the ancient world from the earliest known civilizations to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 a.d. Other definition of ancient history is a recent event or fact sufficiently familiar to have lost its pertinence.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANCIENT HISTORY

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anchylosis
anchylostomiasis
anchylotic
ancient
Ancient Greek
ancient lights
ancient monument
Ancient of Days
ancient wisdom
anciently
ancientness
ancientry
ancile
ancilla
ancillaries
ancillary
ancipital
ancipitous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANCIENT HISTORY

alternative history
back story
cover story
credit history
directory
ghost story
history
horror story
life story
love story
medical history
natural history
oral history
prehistory
service history
short story
sob story
social history
story
success story
the same old story

Synonyms and antonyms of ancient history in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ancient history» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANCIENT HISTORY

Find out the translation of ancient history to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ancient history from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ancient history» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

古老的历史
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la historia antigua
570 millions of speakers

English

ancient history
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्राचीन इतिहास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التاريخ القديم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

древняя история
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

história antiga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচীন ইতিহাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

histoire ancienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sejarah purba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alte Geschichte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古代史
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고대 역사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sajarah kuna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lịch sử cổ đại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பண்டைய வரலாறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राचीन इतिहास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Antik Tarih
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

storia antica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Historia starożytna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

давня історія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

istorie antică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχαία ιστορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antieke Geskiedenis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antikens historia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antikkens historie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ancient history

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANCIENT HISTORY»

The term «ancient history» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.619 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANCIENT HISTORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ancient history

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8 QUOTES WITH «ANCIENT HISTORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ancient history.
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Jim Beaver
I've got a lot of shows under my belt that are ancient history solely because they were on the air before this video revolution came along and ensured that canceled shows could continue to have a bit of a presence.
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Aminatta Forna
No one ever sits you down at age eight and says, 'Aminatta, this is what's happened so far.' You have to work it out for yourself, and by the time you do, it's ancient history to many of the players. We're trying to make sense of the past, so we start to excavate our memories.
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Tess Gerritsen
Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also the philosophy of child-rearing and the respect for education and knowledge.
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Henry Grunwald
The new history is really ancient history newly discovered. Journalists are taking crash courses in the blood-drenched background of Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, North Ossetians, Armenians and Azerbaijanis.
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Azar Nafisi
This is a good time to ask apologists for the Islamic regime, who degrades Islam? Who imposes stoning, forced marriage of underage girls and flogging for not wearing the veil? Do such practices represent Iran's ancient history and culture, its ethnic and religious diversity? Its centuries of sensual and subversive poetry?
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Sarah Parcak
We've got to map all of our ancient history before it's gone because, let's face it, if we don't have a common heritage to share, something to get excited about, then what are we living for?
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Isabel Wilkerson
What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is living history. Most people of color can find someone in their own family who had experienced a migration of some kind, knowing the sense of dislocation, longing and fortitude.
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David Wroblewski
My childhood was spent with dogs, and I work with dogs surrounding me. This relationship is hardly unique - man-and-dog stories date back to ancient history, up to 10,000 years ago - but it feels that way to me. I used to have a love-hate relationship with dog stories because some got the dynamic right but most were dead wrong.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANCIENT HISTORY»

Discover the use of ancient history in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ancient history and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Companion to Ancient History
Comprising more than 40 essays by leading international scholars, this volume moves beyond a conventional focus on Greece and Rome and provides coverage of the many cultures within the ancient Mediterranean.
Andrew Erskine, 2009
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Delhi: Ancient History
This collection of essays has been put together by a teacher for students of history, but will also be of enormous value to a large number of other interested readers. Upinder Singhis Professor of history at the University of Delhi.
Upinder Singh, 2007
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Writing Ancient History
But how exactly do they go about reconstructing and representing the past? How should history be written? These and related questions are the subject of Neville Morley's engaging introduction to the theory and philosophy of history.
Neville Morley, 1999
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A History of the Ancient World
Traces the origins of civilization from prehistoric times to the fall of the Roman Empire and discusses early culture, government, agriculture, religion, and trade
Chester G. Starr, 1991
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Ancient History from Coins
Christopher Howgego's excellent book demystifies numismatics, introducing students to the techniques, methods, problems and advantages of using coins to do ancient history, and provides - through numerous examples - a history of coinage.
Christopher Howgego, 2002
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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the ...
Basic Approach Developed as a comprehensive introductory work for scholars and students of ancient and early medieval Indian history, this books provides the most exhaustive overview of the subject.
Upinder Singh, 2008
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HSC Ancient History
This guide has been designed to meet all study needs, providing up-to-date information in an easy-to-use format. This is the first of the two new Ancient History study guides.
Peter Roberts, 2006
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The Cambridge Ancient History
Traces the history of Rome from its origins to the eve of the Second Punic War.
F. W. Walbank, A. E. Astin, M. W. Frederiksen, 1990
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The Cambridge Ancient History
This latest volume of The Cambridge Ancient History covers the years 337-425, a period not covered in the first edition.
Averil Cameron, Peter Garnsey, 1998
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The Cambridge Ancient History: Volume 12, The Crisis of ...
Authoritative history of the Roman Empire during a critical period in Mediterranean history.
Alan Bowman, Peter Garnsey, Averil Cameron, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANCIENT HISTORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ancient history is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ancient Civilizations And Cowboys Come Together At Rock Art Ranch
The ancient history of the land easily co-exists with the not-so-distant past at Rock Art Ranch. The museum holds many tools of the trade for ... «AzJournal.com, Jul 15»
2
Lake Mead hits a new low, but the drought has a silver lining - tourism
Bruce Nelson was just a baby when Lake Mead was at its mightiest. That was 1983 — ancient history to the 32-year-old whose family has run ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
5 good reasons to think Jesus never existed
Carrier, who has a Ph.D. in ancient history uses the tools of his trade to show, among other things, how Christianity might have gotten off the ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Gullixson: How swiftly the tide of public opinion changes
It seems like ancient history now. But it was just 10 years ago that Americans were so opposed to gay marriage that pundits were pointing to ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
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Remembering Cedar County's Heroes
"It's not ancient history," speaker Jeff Kaufmann said. "There are still wounds that need to be healed." The celebration illustrated history marked by the wave of ... «KGAN TV, Jul 15»
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In old Tehran, real-estate prices have left almost nothing intact
Tehran is not associated with ancient history: popular opinion knows it as the city of the Qajars and Pahlavis. But as recent excavations suggest ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon: Karlovic a tall order for Andy Murray
... on many occasions, the remorseless nature of a grand slam tournament means Murray's win over Seppi already feels like ancient history. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Greek Vote Is Do Or Die For E.U. Status
Ancient history and modern poverty; revered wisdom and reckless lending—these are the opposing narratives that have entrapped the modern ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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Whatever happened to the All-Star Game?
This is all so much ancient history because just about everything has changed. First of all, there is football. The NFL rules. People aren't glued ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Phil Jackson's failure to get Greg Monroe embodies state of Knicks …
Only young guys don't seem remotely interested in the good old days, the recent history of the Lakers and the truly ancient history of the old ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

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