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| geological |
of or pertaining to the makeup of the earth or to its history. [1/2 definitions] |
| Georgian |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the period of British history from the reign of George I through that of George IV, or the style, as of architecture, of that period. [1/6 definitions] |
| Gilded Age |
in U.S. history, the post-Civil War era, characterized by rapid industrialization, economic expansion, and widespread corruption in business and government. |
| golden age |
the most creative and flourishing period in the history of a nation, art form, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hiroshima |
a city in southwest Honshu, Japan, on which the United States dropped an atomic bomb in August, 1945--the first use of a nuclear weapon in history. Hiroshima has been rebuilt and is a thriving city. |
| historian |
one who writes about or is an expert on history. |
| historic |
significant in history. [2/4 definitions] |
| historical |
of or relating to history or to the past. [3 definitions] |
| historical materialism |
the Marxist principle holding that economic factors are predominant in forming and shaping social and political structures throughout history. |
| historicity |
of an event, the fact of having occurred in history; historical authenticity. |
| historiographer |
a historian, esp. one commissioned to write a particular history, as of an institution. [1/2 definitions] |
| historiography |
a body of written history; historical literature. [2/3 definitions] |
| humanity |
(pl.) a body of artistic and intellectual disciplines including philosophy, literature, history, and fine arts. [1/4 definitions] |
| hymnology |
the study of hymns, according to their history or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| iconology |
in art history, the study or interpretation of symbols or icons. [1/2 definitions] |
| John Bull |
a typical Englishman or a personification of the English government or people, after the main character in the eighteenth-century allegory History of John Bull by John Arbuthnot. |
| Judges |
a book of the Old Testament that relates the history of the Jews between the death of Joshua and the birth of Samuel. |
| liberal arts |
the subjects that make up a college degree program, such as literature, history, and philosophy, that emphasize the development of cultural awareness and critical skills rather than practical training for a career or profession. |
| life history |
the history of changes undergone by an organism in the course of its lifetime from conception to death. [2/3 definitions] |
| martyrology |
a history of religious martyrs, esp. Christian martyrs. [2/4 definitions] |
| Meiji Restoration |
a period in Japanese history that is characterized by the downfall of feudalism and the opening of Japan to trade and diplomatic relations with the West. |
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