EXAM Flashcards
Study of Past
History
No written records exist
Pre- History
Rely on Surviving Records
Role of Historians
History as a_____
Social Science
Writing of History
Historiography
Anchored on research and teaching
History as a Profesion
refers to the process historians use to investigate and interpret past events, people, and societies.
Historical Methodology
the process of piecing together and re-creating past events, cultures, or societies as accurately as possible based on available evidence
Historical Reconstruction
Verify sources
Historical Method
Object from the past
Sources
Published Materials
Written Sources
Oral History
Non Written Sources
Directly Involves in the event
Primary Sources
Testimony and Not a Eye witness
Secondary Sources
Authenticity
External Criticism