Introduction Flashcards
derived from the Greek noun _
iotopia
learning; inquiry
iotopia (historia)
Sum total of what happened in the past – every event, every action, and every thought that a human being has done.
History
The act of analyzing and writing about the past
History
chronological record of significant events, the study of past events.
History
an English historian, diplomat, journalist and international relations theorist.
Edward Hallett Carr
History means
interpretation
History is what the ___ makes
historian
Who defined “Salaysay na may saysay para sa sinasalaysayang grupo ng tao (Relevant stories/narrative of the people).”?
Zeus Salazar
Reasons to study History:
a. Act of leaping from one epoch to another.
b. It provides us the opportunity to revisit the richness of forgotten cultures of past civilizations and reliving it in the present.
c. It gives one the chance to step into the life of every person being studied.
d. Gives time-travelling feeling through passages and imagining things.
In addition to, in one of the articles of Peter Stearns in the American Historical Association website, here are the reasons why we should study history:
A. History helps us understand people and societies
B. History helps us understand change and how society we live in came to be
C. History contributes to moral understanding
D. History provides identity
E. Studying History is Essential for Good Citizenship
Historians rely on ____ _____
surviving records
HISTORIOGRAPHY- HISTORY AS AN ACCOUNT AND AS AN EVENT
The Past
Events Observed
Events Remembered
Events Recorded
Surviving Records
Available Record
The Account
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
IT IS THE SERIES OF EVENTS THAT OCCURED AT A GIVEN POINT IN TIME.
History as an Event
THE HISTORIAN’S INTERPRETATION OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
History as an Account