Economic history
Trade, labour, industry, production, wealth and economic development over time.
Areas within Economic history
Historical methods
Primary sources, evidence, chronology, interpretation, corroboration and historical enquiry.
65 wordsChronology and periods
Vocabulary for dates, eras, periods, centuries, sequences and historical time.
28 wordsPolitical history
States, rulers, governments, revolutions and political change in historical study.
36 wordsSocial history
Everyday life, social groups, communities, class and social change in the past.
68 wordsEconomic history
Trade, labour, industry, production, wealth and economic development over time.
30 wordsMilitary history
War, armies, campaigns, strategy, battles and conflict in historical study.
49 wordsArchaeology and material culture
Artefacts, excavation, sites, remains and material evidence of past societies.
109 wordsHistoriography
Historical interpretations, schools of thought and the writing of history.
21 wordsSources and evidence
Documents, archives, testimony, material evidence and source evaluation.
57 words30 featured terms
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Agriculture Departmentnounthe federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabi…
British Labour Partynouna political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key ind…
Commercenounthe United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent…
Commerce Departmentnounthe United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent…
Department of Agriculturenounthe federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabi…
Department of Commercenounthe United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent…
DoCnounthe United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent…
Economic systemnounthe system of production and distribution and consumption
Economynounthe system of production and distribution and consumption
Industrial enterprisenounthe development of industry on an extensive scale
Industrialisationnounthe development of industry on an extensive scale
Industrializationnounthe development of industry on an extensive scale
Industrynounthe organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
Labornouna political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key ind…
Labournouna political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key ind…
Labour Partynouna political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key ind…
Manufacturenounthe organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"
Tradenounthe commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trad…
USDAnounthe federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabi…
Wealthnounthe state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
Wealthinessnounthe state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
Affluencenounabundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"
Industrialismnounan economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship
Luxurynounwealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
Mammonnounwealth regarded as an evil influence
Opulencenounwealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
Productionnoun(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of produc…
Richnessnounabundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"
Sufficiencynounsufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"