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Below are lists of fundamental concepts for major subject areas. These lists are intended to help the beginner become familiar with the respective areas. For more comprehensive lists on these subjects, see List of topic lists.
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[[Image:Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg|30px]] Reference
Research – Almanacs – Basic English words – Databases – Dictionaries (Online dictionaries) – Encyclopedias (Online encyclopedias) – Free online journals – Free software programs – IRC clients – Library types – Magazines – News agencies and newswires – News clients – Newsgroups – Periodic table – Search engines – Reference works – Web directories – Wikipedia reference pages

[[Image:Nuvola apps kcoloredit.png|30px]] Art and culture
Culture – By country – Classics – Cooking – Critical theory – Hobbies – Literature – Parapsychology


 * Art, The Arts, and Entertainment – Game – Poetry – Sports


 * Performing arts – Dance – Film – Music – Opera – Theatre


 * Visual arts – Architecture – Crafts – Design – Drawing – Film – Painting – Photography – Sculpture

[[Image:Nuvola_filesystems_www.png|30px]] Geography and places
Geography – By country – Lakes – Mountains – Rivers

Countries (includes list of country lists) / Countries – Cities – Counties – Economies – Geographies – Histories – Politics by country – Subnational entities – Transport by country

[[Image:Nuvola apps kworldclock.png|30px|]] History and events
History


 * By time period – By century


 * By region – By continent – By country

Timelines of events


 * By chronology – Big Bang – Ancient Mesopotamia – Ancient Greece – Rome – Roman Empire – Roman Republic – French Revolution – World War I – World War II  – Space Race – Cold War


 * By event type – Battles – Coups d'état – Crises – Disasters – Earthquakes – Epidemics – Explorations – Famous speeches – Historic fires – Inventions – Industrial disasters – Massacres – Military disasters – Military operations – Natural disasters – Nobel Prizes – Nuclear accidents – Recessions – Revolutions and rebellions – Riots – Scientific discoveries – Space Shuttle missions – Treaties – Terrorist incidents – UN peacekeeping missions – Wars


 * By field – Agriculture – Archaeology – Architecture – Art – Aviation – Biology – Chemistry – Communication – Computing – Evolution – Film – Geography – Human evolution – Invention – Literature – Mathematics – Medicine – Music – Photography – Physics – Psychology – Science – Scientific discoveries – Scientific experiments – Scientific method – Sociology – Sports – Transport

[[Image:Nuvola apps edu mathematics-p.svg|30px]] Mathematics and abstractions
Mathematics – Arithmetic – Algebra – Calculus – Discrete mathematics – Geometry – Trigonometry – Logic – Statistics – Unsolved problems in mathematics

[[Image:Nuvola apps kalzium.png|30px]] Natural sciences and nature
Biology – Biochemistry – Ecology – Exercise – Health – Health science – Human anatomy – Life extension – Medicine (Unsolved problems in medicine) – Unsolved problems in biology – Nutrition – Unsolved problems in neuroscience

Physical science – Astronomy – Chemistry (Unsolved problems in chemistry) – Earth sciences – Geology – Meteorology – Oceanography – Physics (Unsolved problems in physics)

[[Image:Nuvola apps kdmconfig.png|30px]] People and self
People – By name – By belief – By nationality – By occupation – By office held – By prize won

Self – Biology – Psychology – Relationships

[[Image:socrates_blue_version2.png|32px]] Philosophy and thinking
Philosophy – Ethics – Epistemology – Humanism – Logic – Metaphysics – Philosophical isms – Thinking – Transhumanism – Unsolved problems in philosophy

Thinking – Cognitive biases – Creative thought processes – Decision-making processes – Emotional intelligence – Emotions – Learning processes – Memory biases – Mnemonics – Nootropics (smart drugs) – Organizational thought processes – Perception – Psychometrics – Qualities of thought – Scholars on thinking – Thinking errors – Thought processes & thinking skiils

[[Image:ReligiousSymbols.png|30px|]] Religion and spirituality
Religion – Religions

[[Image:Nuvola filesystems folder home.png|30px]] Social sciences and society
Social sciences – Anthropology – Archaeology – Cognitive science (Unsolved problems in cognitive science) – Communication – Critical theory – Cultural studies – Development studies – Economics (Unsolved problems in economics) – Education – Geography – History – Linguistics (Unsolved problems in linguistics) – Law – Political science – Psychology – Social policy – Sociology –

Society – Community – Criminal justice – Education – Law – Politics (By country) – Public affairs


 * Business – Economics (By country) – Finance – Job-related –  Management – Marketing

[[Image:Nuvola apps display.png|30px]] Technology and applied sciences

 * Main articles: List of basic technology topics and List of technologies