1st part Flashcards
Who is the Father of History
Herodotus
He was first to collect & systematically document events & create and account
Herodotus
Muse of History
Clio, Kleio
Fact, happenings, & past events
History
social science that reconstructs man’s past from written records
History
science that is concerned with communities
Social science
History that is the field of geologists and paleontologists
Natural History
History that is the field of archeology and anthropologists
Prehistory
Characteristics of history
Scientific, Humanistic, Rational, Self-revelatory
Characteristic of history that Begins by knowing something & tells what it knows
Scientific
Characteristic of history that asks about things done by humans at determined times in the past
Humanistic
Characteristic of history that vases the answers it gives on grounds; appeals to evidence
Rational
Characteristic of history that tells humans what we are by telling us what we have done
Self-revelatory
one sided version of world history by westerners
orientalism
what are the source materials for history
Artifacts & fossils and documents
or
Traditions & Remains
sources with conscious intent to impart information
Tradition
Relics as actual survivals of the past
Remains
Source which is written or produced in the time period
Primary source
Source, The materials directly related to a topic by time or participation
Primary Source
Source, Usually published books or articles by authors who were not eyewitnesses or participants in the historical event or period who base their interpretation on primary sources
Secondary Source
Source, provides context for historical events
Secondary Source
Source, summaries and collections of primary and secondary sources
Tertiary Source
2 types of historical criticism
external, internal
Historical criticism, what when where by whom
External
Historical Criticism, meaning, implication & interpretation
Internal
analysis of the sources & synthesis of the materials
Historical method
Abilities of a historian
- Knowledge of the languages
- Ability to sift evidence
- Passion for accuracy
- Complete integrity
- Breadth of vision
- Artistic
Laws of history by Comte, Age of Reason
law of indefinite progress
Laws of history, Hegel, Age of romanticism
History as a process of Expansion and Contraction (Hegelian Dialectics)
Laws of history, Marx, Modern Age
History is determined by economics (dialectical materialism)
According to him, History is Factual and Speculative
Ibn Khaldun
According to him, History is a people’s achievement that giges them a sense of pride & belonging
Jose Rizal
According to him, Man is closely linked to history, as well as an active participant in it
Mahatma Gandhi
According to him, there is a one sided version of world history by westerners
Jawaharlal Nehru
