| Term | Definition |
| Ethnocentrism | belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group |
| History | a record or narrative description of past events |
| Pre-History | the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word |
| Polytheism | belief in multiple Gods |
| Monotheism | belief in one God |
| Time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
| Lunar | of or relating to or associated with the moon |
| Solar | relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun |
| Relative | an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) |
| Anthropology | study of mankind |
| Archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
| Evolution | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
| Creationism | the literal belief in the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis |
| Intelligent Design | Theory which suggests all life is complex and best explained by an intelligent cause |
| Atheism | belief in no God |
| Agnostic | a person who doubts truth of religion or God |
| Artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole |