Exam 1 Flashcards
•Historiography
- The writing of history, including techniques and strategies for investigating specific content areas
- Philosophical questions about history and historical methods
- The characteristics of a body of historical writings
•The Development of Historical Consciousness
- Grows from belief that important events carry significance
- Greeks
- Encompasses awareness of flaws
•What is History?
Chronology of events that provides raw material for historians
•Interpretive study of the events of the human past
Empirical – data
DATA - the numbers, years , population
Explanatory
efforts to make sense of data
Presentism
separating historical facts from current perspectives
Cyclical Hypothesis
History repeats itself
Linear-Progressive Hypothesis
Each generation builds upon discoveries from previous generations
Chaos Hypothesis
History has no overall identifiable and universal meaning
Discourages any attempt to take responsibility for our future
Great-person Theory
Suggests that uncommon individuals transcend the conditions of their day and shape history through their courage, wisdom, or some other virtue
Great-person Theory
Suggests that uncommon individuals transcend the conditions of their day and shape history through their courage, wisdom, or some other virtue