This site is 100% ad supported. Please add an exception to adblock for this site.

History Vocabulary

Intro Into History: Vocabulary

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
fertile crescent
middle eastern region arching across the Syrian Desert and extending from the Nile Valley to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
CE
"common Era"; the period coinciding with the Christian Era
Chronological
arranged in order of time (or when things occurred)
worldview
a comprehensive and usually personal conception or view of humanity, the world, or life
Introspection
observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself; the contemplation of your own thoughts and feelings
metanarrative
"big story" - represents in short an explanation for everything that happens in society
AD
Anno Domini: "in the year of the Lord"; since Christ was born; used following dates after the year of Christ's birth
evidence
that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof
Metacognition
awareness and understanding of one's thinking and cognitive processes; thinking about thinking
Circa
in approximately; about; around(time)
Humanities
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
BCE
before the Common/Christian Era
taint
to contaminate morally; to affect with putrefacation; to affect slightly with something bad; to become weak
BC
"before Christ"; before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born
oral tradition
a way for society to transmit history, literature, law, and other knowledges across generations without a writing system
Francis Schaeffer
an American Evangelical Christian theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor; most famous for writings and extablishment of L'Abri community in Switzerlang
Ethnographic
of or relating to the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human creatures
sufficiency
the fact or state of being enough
civilization
an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached; any type of culture, society, etc, of a specific place, time, or group
linear
of, consisting of, or using lines

Deck Info

20

permalink