Domain 1 Competency 1 Flashcards
What 3 divisions is history divided into?
Nations
Time periods
Specialized topics- depression. World War II, holocaust
What is history?
Study of past, political. And economic events as well as cultural and social conditions
Causality
The reasons something happens
Conflict
Opposition or clashes
Bias
Prejudice toward or against something
Interdependence
2 things rely on each other
Identity
Being a particular thing or person or group
Nation-state
Unified
Herodotus
Greek historian, father of history
Thucydides
Wrote about peloponnesian war between Athens and sparta
Livy
Roman historian, wrote founding of the city
Eusebius
Wrote ecclesiastical history- showing gods control of hums events
Bede
Wrote ecclesiastical history of English nation during Middle Ages.
Iben khaldun
Arab historian, wrote universal history
Edward gibbon
Blamed Christianity for fall of Roman Empire. British scholar
Leopold Von ranke
Father of modern history
What is periodization?
Practice of dividing history into blocks of time. Date Cultural advances Changes Geography
Social history
Everyday people, looking through their eyes, trends (clothing a, hair styles, cars, etc)
Archeology
Looking at remains to find out about cultures
Art history
Looking at changes in art. Changes in society causes changes in art
Big history
Beginning to future
Chronology
Looking at things in order
Cultural history
Study of culture in the past. Studying incas
Diplomatic history
Looking at international relations. Our relationship with Iraq today’s different than it was 50 years ago