Etymology & Characteristics of History Flashcards
Define “historia”
Greek; knowledge from inquiry or observation
Evolved definition by translation of languages
Accounts of past events
What book did Ibn KHALDUN write? What was his definition of history?
Al MuQaddimah is the title.
Defined history as a study of societal changes.
How did Jose Rizal portray history?
As a highlighting of achievements (served to justify Spanish Citizenship)
What does it mean when you say history is not the same as the past?
History deals with what is RELEVANT
What are the 3 elements of history?
People- make or break
Time
Place
-contextualizes events
Why isn’t history the same as chronicles?
Chronicles- record the order of happenings
History-makes CONNECTIONS between things that happened
What do you mean by “history has no finality”?
New info/sources- affirm/refute beliefs
Intellectual honesty- requires you go back and adjust accordingly
Give the 3 traits of history as a discipline/branch of knowledge
Relevant
Objective- with sources
Subjective- varying interpretations
- (I.e) 1) who lost WWII- US/JAP/PH; 2) Charlotte’s Ville- remove confederate statue?
Define historiography
History of history writing
Practice/tradition of writing history
What are the focuses of traditional historiography?
Politics
Economics
Diplomacy
What was the method of traditional historiography?
POSITIVISM
- need of tangible sources
Auguste COMTE- necessity of tangible sources
Leopolde von RANKE- needs WRITTEN documents
Charles SEIGNOBOS & Charles Victor LANGLOIS- “Introduction to Study of History”; no documents= no history
What was there problem with traditional historiography?
It was very ELITE CENTRIC
Examples:
Monumenta Germaniae Historical
Blair & Robertson’s The Philippines Islands (55 volumes)
Who was the proponent of NOUVELLE HISTORIE?
Annales School
What were the 5 focuses of Nouvelle Historie?
1) Social- tries to be more inclusive
2) Cultural- history of everyday life
3) Historie des Mentalites- why people think so
4) Rural - countryside history, away from centers of power
5) women’s- combat male-centric; role of women