century (n)
/ˈsen.tʃər.i/

a period of 100 years

decade (n)
/ˈdek.eɪd/

a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 to 2019

era (n)
/ˈɪə.rə/

a period of time that has a particular quality or character

excavation (n)
/ˌek·skəˈveɪ·ʃən/

the process of digging in the ground to find things from the past

generation (n)
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

the Middle Ages (n)
/ðə ˈmɪd.l̩ eɪdʒ/

a period in European history, between about AD 1000 and AD 1500, when the power of kings, people of high rank, and the Christian Church was strong

millennium (n)
/mɪˈlen.i.əm/

a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends

ancient (a)
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

very old

consecutive (a)
/kənˈsek.jʊ.tɪv/

following one after another in order and with nothing else in between

historical (a)
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/

connected with studying or representing things from the past:

imminent (a)
/ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/

likely or certain to happen very soon

middle-aged (a)
/ˌmɪd.l̩ˈeɪdʒd/

no longer young but not yet old

date (n)
/deɪt/

a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the nameof the day, the month, and the year

calendar (n)
/ˈkæl.ɪn.dər/

a printed table showing all the days, weeks, and months of the year

careful (a)
/ˈkeə.fəl/

giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something

hour (n)
/aʊər/

a period of 60 minutes

night (n)
/naɪt/

the part of every 24-hour period when it is dark because there is very little light from the sun

minute (n)
/ˈmɪnət/

one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds

weekend (n)
/ˌwiːkˈend/

Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of theweek in which many people living in the West do not go to work

accident (n)
/ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/

a crash involving a car, train, plane, or other vehicle