List of basic history topics

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History is systematically collected information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of humans, families, and societies as preserved primarily through written sources. Basic topics in history include:

Contents 1 Nature of history 2 Studies and fields of history 3 Record of history 3.1 History by chronology 3.2 History by region 3.2.1 History by continent 3.2.2 History by country 3.3 History by field 4 Methods and tools 5 Basic history concepts: 6 Historians 7 History lists 8 See also

[edit] Nature of history

Main article: History

• Chronology
• Past
• Time

[edit] Studies and fields of history

• Archaeology - study of prehistoric and historic human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data.
• Archontology - study of historical offices and important positions in state, international, political, religious and other organizations and societies.
• Art History - the study of changes in and social context of art.
• Chronology - locating events in time.
• Cultural history - the study of culture in the past.
• Economic History - the study of economies in the past.
• Futurology - study of the future: researches the medium to long-term future of societies and of the physical world.
• History painter - painters of historical motifs and particularly the great events.
• Natural history -
• Paleography - study of ancient texts.
• Psychohistory - study of the psychological motivations of historical events.
• Social History - the study of societies and social trends in the past.
• Military History - The study of warfare and wars in history and what is sometimes considered to be a sub-branch of military history, Naval History.

[edit] Record of history

Main articles: News, History, History of Earth, and History of the World

[edit] History by chronology Main article: List of timelines Timeline of the Big Bang Formation and evolution of the solar system History of the world Geologic time scale Ancient history Prehistory Classics Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology

[edit] History by region Main articles: History by region and History of the world Ancient Egypt Babylonia Classics Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Ancient China Mesoamerica

[edit] History by continent Main article: History by continent History of Africa History of Antarctica History of Australia History of Eurasia History of North America History of South America [edit] History by country See History of present-day nations and states

[edit] History by field

Main article: History of history

Cultural history History of archaeology, timeline History of banking History of cooking History of critical theory History of entertainment History of gaming History of board games History of chess History of role-playing games History of hobbies History of literature History of money History of poetry History of sport History of American football History of baseball History of billiards History of cricket History of football History of the Olympics History of skiing History of swimming History of track and field History of art History of the performing arts History of dance History of film History of music History of opera History of theatre History of visual arts History of architecture, timeline History of crafts History of design History of drawing History of film History of painting History of photography History of sculpture History of geography History of archaeology, timeline History of history History of mathematics, timeline History of arithmetic History of algebra History of calculus History of discrete mathematics History of geometry History of trigonometry

History of logic History of statistics History of philosophy, timeline History of ethics History of normative ethics History of meta-ethics History of epistemology History of humanism History of logic History of metaphysics History of transhumanism History of Western philosophy History of religion History of Buddhism, timeline History of Christianity, timeline History of Hinduism History of Islam, timeline History of Judaism History of Taoism History of science History of science in general History of scientific method Theories/sociology of science Historiography History of pseudoscience By era History of science in early cultures History of science in Classical Antiquity History of science in the Middle Ages History of science in the Renaissance Scientific revolution History of natural science History of biology History of biochemistry History of physical science History of nature History of astronomy, timeline History of chemistry History of ecology History of earth science History of geography History of geology, timeline History of meteorology, timeline History of oceanography History of physics History of the social sciences History of science and technology History of scientific method

History of society History of archaeology, timeline History of business History of cognitive science] History of community History of criminal justice History of critical theory History of economics History of education History of finance History of law] History of linguistics History of management History of marketing History of parapsychology History of political science History of psychology, timeline History of public affairs History of sociology, timeline History of technology History of invention History of aerospace History of artificial intelligence History of agriculture History of agricultural science History of architecture, timeline History of biotechnology History of cartography History of chemical engineering History of communication History of computer science History of computing science History of programming languages, timeline History of software engineering History of electrical engineering History of energy development History of engineering History of health science History of industry History of library and information science History of manufacturing History of materials science History of measurement History of medicine Military History History of military science History of warfare List of battles List of wars History of transport

[edit] Methods and tools

• Contemporaneous corroboration - A method historians use to establish facts beyond their limited lifespan.
• Prosopography - A methodological tool for the collection of all known information about individuals within a given period.
• Historical revisionism - Traditionally been used in a completely neutral sense to describe the work or ideas of a historian who has revised a previously accepted view of a particular topic.

[edit] Basic history concepts:

• Alternative history
• Big Bang (beginning of history)
• Big History
• Chronicle
• Chronology
• Evolution - process of change and development, or evolution, by which human beings emerged as distinct species.
• Family history
• Future
• Genealogy
• Historian - A person who studies history.
• Historical classification
• Historical thinking
• Historiography
• History is written by the victors
• Marxist historiography
• Oral history
• Past
• Philosophy of history
• Prehistory
• Present
• Pseudohistory - term for information about the past that falls outside the domain of mainstream history (sometimes it is an equivalent of pseudoscience).
• Social change - changes in the nature, the social institutions, the social behavior, or the social relations of a society or community of people.
• Timeline
• Virtual history

• Archaeology -
• Archaeologist -
• Cartography -
• History -
• Historian -
• Historiography -
• Numismatics -
• Palaeography -
• Periodization -
• Annals -
• Chronicle -
• Map -
• Family history -
• Local history -
• Mythology -
• Classics -
• Cultural history -
• Social History -
• Radiocarbon dating -
• Intellectual History -
• Intellectual history of time -

• Chronology
• Centuries
• History
• Geologic time scale
• List of time periods
• History of science and technology
  • Timeline of invention
  • Timeline of electromagnetism and classical optics
  • Timeline of mathematics
  • Timeline mechanics and physics
• Timeline of the Big Bang
  • Timeline of cosmology

[edit] Historians

Main articles: Historian and List of historians

[edit] History lists

Main article: List of history topics

• List of historians
• List of timelines

[edit] See also

• Archaeology and List of basic archaeology topics
• Classics and List of basic classics topics

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