Common Themes in the Analysis of the Humanities

Question 1

Politics

Answer 1

the decision-making of one or many persons that directly

influences the actions of others

Question 2

Economics

Answer 2

the buying, selling and/or trading of goods, services,

and/or values based upon cost-benefit analysis

Question 3

Religion

Answer 3

a system of belief based on faith that answers fundamental

questions of origin, function (moral codes?), and destination

Question 4

Philosophy/Intellectualism

Answer 4

a way of thinking based on reason that

answers fundamental questions of existence/purpose

Question 5

Social Influences

Answer 5

the thinking of one or many people that indirectly

influences the thinking/feeling of others

Question 6

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 6

the exchange of material culture, intellectual ways

and spiritual understandings among various peoples