Basic Vocabulary

Basic Vocabulary

Word	Definition
History	The study of past events.
Geography	The study of the relationship between people and the earth
Culture	The way of life of a society
Political	Anything to do with government.
Economic	Anything to do with trade.
Social	Anything to do with people and society.
Cultural Diffusion	When a society's culture mixes with another culture.
Geographic Determinism	When a civilization or a societies success or failure is determined by geographic factors.
Eurocentric	From the European perspective or point of view.
Archaeology	The study of civilizations or societies from artifacts.
Sociology	The study of societies and people.
Economics	The study of the means of production of goods and services.
Anthropology	The study of humankind.
Philosophy	The study of social problems.
Primary Source	An account of an event in which a person is a witness and written, spoken, heard, or seen, at the time of the event.
Secondary Source	An account of an event which is written down much later by someone who did not witness the event.
CE	Common Era - Equivalent to AD
BCE	Before the Common Era - Equivalent to BC
BC	Before Christ
AD	Anno Domini (Year of Our Lord) - After Christ
Prehistory	History before writing.
Source	A place from which information is retrieved.