Ви готові до курсу історії України? Are you ready for a Ukrainian History Course? Have a look at some important historical expressions below before listening to this episode.
Енциклопедія: Important historical terms from this episode
Study these important terms before listening to the episode:
- кіммерійці, скіфи, сармати, гуни, готи – names of the tribes (племена) living in the territories of modern Ukraine at different times
- Херсонес – an ancient Greek colony (давньогрецька колонія) founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula.
- слов’яни – an ethnolinguistic group of Slavs.
- Чорне море, Біле море, Балтійське море – names of the seas that surrounded the territories where Slavs (слов’яни) were living.
- Київська Русь – Kievan Rus’, a federation of East Slavic tribes in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century
- Олег, Ігор, Ольга, Святослав, Володимир Великий, Ярослав Мудрий – the most powerful kings (князі) of Kievan Rus.
- “Повість минулих літ” – the Primary Chronicle, the most ancient source of interpretation of the history of Kievan Rus’, compiled in Kiev about 1113 by Нестор Літописець – Nestor the Chronicler.
- “Золота Орда” – The Golden Horde, Mongol state established in parts of present-day Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan after the break up of the Mongol Empire (Монгольська імперія) in the 1240s.
In this Ukrainian Lesson you will:
- listen to my introduction about курс історії України;
- learn some vocabulary to talk about history and time;
- listen the first part of the Ukrainian History Course in 3 chunks with my explanations;
- try to solve a short quiz;
- learn more about the fine line between facts and legends in the early history.
Transcript, Vocabulary List, and Flashcards!
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- Full transcript & translation of all the introduction and the lecture in history;
- Encyclopedia: important historical terms explained;
- Exercises: fill-in the blanks, true or false, new vocabulary practice;
- Vocabulary List: new words from the episode in a chart with English translation.
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Anna Ohoiko
Привіт! Мене звати Анна. I am a Ukrainian linguist, teacher, and the Ukrainian Lessons founder. My biggest hobby is to learn foreign languages and my passion to teach the most beautiful one. I also enjoy traveling, cooking and being with my friends and family.
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