Topic/table/history

Topic	Description	Wikipedia link	Subdivision	Skills used in research
Alternate history	The exploration of how history would be different if some key past events had transpired differently	Alternate history	Form
Autobiographical adventure	The method of writing a biography of oneself, particularly as it concerns a military campaign or adventure	Autobiography	Form
Biographical dictionaries	The compilation of brief biographies into one large collection	Biographical dictionary	Form
Biography	The method of writing the history of a single individual	Biography	Form
Comparative anthropology	The method of comparing and contrasting different cultures	Cross-cultural studies	Form
Comparative biography	The method of compiling several biographies to compare and contrast the subjects' character and to gain insight into history	Biography	Form
Cultural history	The method of accurately and comprehensively describing cultures and civilizations	Cultural history	Form
Encyclopedia	The compilation of many summaries into a single text.	Encyclopedia	Form	Critical thinker, Record keeper
Genealogy	The compilation of family lineages and methods of displaying them artfully	Genealogy	Form
Treatise on tech evolution	The method of examining artifacts to determine how methods have changed over time.	Technological evolution	Form
Archaeology	The method of collecting and evaluating artifacts to learn about history and culture	Archaeology	Sourcing	Critical thinker
Personal interviews	Using personal interviews as sources	Interview	Sourcing
Role of cultural differences	The role of cultural differences in source reliability and interpretation	Cultural relativism	Sourcing
Role of state bias and propaganda		Propaganda	Sourcing
Role of systemic bias		Systemic bias	Sourcing
Source reliability	The reliability of sources	Source criticism	Sourcing	Critical thinker
Historical causation	The causes of historical events	Causality § History	Theory	Critical thinker
Historical cycles	The notion of historical, governmental and social cycles	Cyclic history	Theory
Social conflict		Social conflict	Theory
Sociology	The notion of bonds between members of a community	Sociology	Theory