Exam 1 Flashcards

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•Historiography

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  • 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
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•The Development of Historical Consciousness

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  • Grows from belief that important events carry significance
  • Greeks
  • Encompasses awareness of flaws
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3
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•What is History?

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Chronology of events that provides raw material for historians
•Interpretive study of the events of the human past

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4
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Empirical – data

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DATA - the numbers, years , population

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5
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Explanatory

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efforts to make sense of data

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6
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Presentism

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separating historical facts from current perspectives

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7
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Cyclical Hypothesis

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History repeats itself

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8
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Linear-Progressive Hypothesis

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Each generation builds upon discoveries from previous generations

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9
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Chaos Hypothesis

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History has no overall identifiable and universal meaning

Discourages any attempt to take responsibility for our future

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10
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Great-person Theory
Suggests that uncommon individuals transcend the conditions of their day and shape history through their courage, wisdom, or some other virtue

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Great-person Theory
Suggests that uncommon individuals transcend the conditions of their day and shape history through their courage, wisdom, or some other virtue

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