Outline of History - Branches

Branches

• Archaeology – study of past human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data
• Archontology – study of historical offices and important positions in state, international, political, religious and other organizations and societies
• Art history – the study of changes in and social context of art
• Chronology – locating events in time
• Cultural history – the study of culture in the past
  • History of science – the study of the emergence and development of scientific inquiry
• Economic history – the study of economies in the past
• Environmental history – study of natural history and the human relationship with the natural world
  • Forest history – study of the natural history of forests and human relationships with them
• Futurology – study of the future: researches the medium to long-term future of societies and of the physical world
• History painting – the painting of works of art having historical motifs or depicting great events
• Military history – the study of warfare and wars in history
• Natural history – history of the natural world, now usually referred to as science
• Naval history – the branch of military history devoted to warfare at sea or in bodies of water
• Paleography – the study of ancient texts
• Political history – the study of past political events, ideas, movements, and leaders
• Public history – the presentation of history to public audiences and other areas typically outside academia
• Psychohistory – study of the psychological motivations of historical events
• Social history – the study of societies and social trends in the past
• World history – the study of global historical trends and dynamics