Presentism
Viewing past attitudes and ideas in a present-day manner, ignoring their prior context
Racism
An ignorant bias and discrimination to members of another "race", often seen as color or belief
Ethnocentrism
The belief that one's way of life or belief is all that matters, refusing to interpret other groups
Orientalism
A Western perspective of the orient, viewing their practices ignorantly and stereotypically
Sexism
Discrimination against another gender: typically, towards women
Primary Sources
Firsthand observation and documentation of an event or time
Secondary Sources
Interpretations of events based on ideas seen firsthand wrote at a later date