Here you are a vocabulary wordlist for your FCE on history. Remember that this list is not closed, you can add other words you consider relevant to this topic, but you can start working with it. You'll also find the phonetic alphabetic transcription to learn the spelling and the pronunciation at the same time.
Nouns ancestor /ˈænsestə/
archaeologist /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒɪst/
archaeology /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi/
belief /bɪˈliːf/ cave /keɪv/ descendant /dɪˈsendənt/
evidence /ˈevɪdəns/ figure /ˈfɪɡə/ gadget /ˈɡædʒɪt/ historian /hɪˈstɔːrɪən/
inhabitant /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/
invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒn/
prehistory /ˌpriːˈhɪstri/
population /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn/
record /rɪˈkɔːd/
resident /ˈrezɪdənt/
site /saɪt/
survivor /səˈvaɪvə/
survival /səˈvaɪvl/
tribe /traɪb/
Adjectives ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ archaeological /ˌɑːkiəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ historic /hɪˈstɒrɪk/historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/
prehistoric /ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk/
Verbs attack /əˈtæk/ hunt /hʌnt/ invade /ɪnˈveɪd/ settle down /ˈsetl daʊn/
survive /səˈvaɪv/ trade /treɪd/
Time Verb phrases go on (for days) kill time /kɪl ˈtaɪm/
last /lɑːst/ pass /pɑːs/
maketime(for) /ˈmeɪk ˈtaɪm/
Hope you find it useful
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