the act or process of causing (to make happen; creating or influencing)

When looking through articles about the fall of the Han, you want to focus on causation as well as long-term effects.

to put into a context, or provide a context for (context: the set of circumstances or events in which a particular event occurs)

I can better sympathize with my grandmother when I consider her difficult circumstances and contextualize her decision.

things that are constant over time; something in an uninterrupted state

The film's storyline lacks continuity, so I was often confused about what was going on.

a basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

Archaeologists have learned much about early people by studying evidence.

An individual’s or group’s point of view on or attitude toward something.

Kelley's perspective on the new soccer team was biased because she used to play on the old one.

the act of understanding who wrote a document, where they wrote it, and why they wrote it, for the purposes of analysis or interpretation

Sourcing is crucial when writing a research essay because you want to understand the goals, purpose, and perspectives of your sources, not simply just what they've written.

a city, or several cities, plus the surrounding villages and farms, political, social, and economic hierarchies

The leaders of many foreign states will attend the meeting.