The list of basic history topics includes various historical topics and other collected sets of 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:

• list of history topics - Nature of history
  • : Main article: History
• list of history topics - Studies and fields of history
  • • Archaeology - study of past human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data.
• list of history topics - Record of history
  • • • list of history topics - Record of history - History by field
        • • Cultural history
• list of history topics - Methods and tools
  • • Contemporaneous corroboration - A method historians use to establish facts beyond their limited lifespan.
• list of history topics - Basic history concepts
  • • Annals
• list of history topics - Historians
  • : Main articles: Historian and List of historians
• list of history topics - History lists
  • : Main article: List of history topics
• list of history topics - See also
  • • Archaeology and List of basic archaeology topics
• list of history topics - External links
• list of history topics - Related topics