| Term | Definition |
|---|
| agriculture | farming |
| to fish | to catch fish from a river, sea, lake, etc., or to try to do this |
| principal | first in order of importance |
| wheat | a plant whose yellowish brown grain is used for making flour |
| to rear | to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves |
| remains | pieces or parts of something which continue to exist when most of it has been used, destroyed or taken away |
| increasingly | more and more |
| truly | used to emphasize that what you are saying is true |
| neither...nor | used when you want to say that two or more things are not true |
| monarchy | the system of having a king or queen |
| republic | a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and a president |
| democracy | the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves |
| a constitution | (a written document which forms) the set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people it governs |
| to elect | to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting |
| a parliament | in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country |
| feudal | relating to the social system of Western Europe in the Middle Ages or any society that is organised according to rank |
| to lease | to make a legal agreement by which money is paid in order to use land, a building, a vehicle or a piece of equipment for an agreed period of time |
| a tenant | a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building |
| annual | happening once every year, or relating to a period of one year |
| a rental | an arrangement to rent something, or the amount of money that you pay to rent something |
| a musket | a gun with a long barrel, used in the past |
| to defend | to protect someone or something against attack or criticism |
| a territory | (an area of) land or sometimes sea, which is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person |
| in case of | in the situation of |
| in many respects | in many details |
| set back in time | to put something back in time |
| not allowed | not permitted, to prevent something from happening |
| a visitor | someone who visits a person or place |
| to tour | a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area |
| horse-drawn | describes a vehicle pulled by a horse |
| a carriage | a vehicle with four wheels, which is usually pulled by horses and was used especially in the past |
| to hire | to pay to use something for a short period |
| on foot | using your feet |
| nowadays | at the present time |
| despite | without being influenced by (ondanks) |
| absence | when someone is not where they are usually expected to be |
| to date back | to have existed a particular length of time or since a particular time |
| an advantage | a condition giving a greater chance of success |
| to specify | to state or describe something clearly and exactly |
| modestly | the way someone behaves to avoid attracting interest |
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