Lesson 1 Flashcards
History derives from a Greek word_____ which means learning through inquiry
“Historia”
Develop theories to investigate and understands history
Historians
Focuses on presenting basic and straight forward information to the reader who,what,when and where
Factual history
Delves deeper than dates locations, individual, and occurrences, aiming to elucidate how and why
Speculative history
Who’s the arrangement or organization of those elements, as the result of which they have become the thing which they have.
Aristotle
describes the historical events that have been recorded in a written form or other documented communication which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method
Documenting history
is the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline
Historiography
is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
Archaeology
is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth
Geography
Historians are limited in their ability to fully understand history due to the _______________________. Most human events were not recorded, and even artifacts that remain may lack context of the surrounding environment.
Incompleteness of historical records
evidence is physical artifacts left behind by people who lived in the past. It is the main way to study people who lived before humans started keeping written records and it can also help provide information which sheds more light on time periods for which historical records exist.
Archaeological
explore mating rituals of a small tribe in New Guinea
anthropologist
The historical record highlights the inherent limitations of the historians object to study
Incompleteness
What is the goal of historians?
Verisimilitude (real or truth)
Understanding the social, cultural, intellectual, and emotional settings that shaped people’s lives and actions in the past
historical perspective
