LESSON 1: Introduction to History Flashcards
was derived from the Greek word historia which means “knowledge acquired through inquiry or investigation.”
History
has always been known as the study of the past.
History
History was derived from the Greek word __________ which means “knowledge acquired through inquiry or investigation.”
Historia
as a discipline existed for around 2,400 years and is as old as mathematics and philosophy.
History
These type of people’s duty to write about the lives of important individuals like monarchs, heroes, saints, and nobilities.
Historian
was also focused on writing about wars, revolutions, and other important break throughs.
History
They lived with the mantra of “no document, no history.”
Traditional historians
Other examples of Historical Sources
- oral traditions in forms of epics and songs,
- artifacts,
- architecture, and
- memory
Auxiliary Disciplines of History
a. Archaeologists
b. Linguists
c. Biologists and Biochemists
is the history of history.
Historiography
Historiography answers these questions:
How was a certain historical text written?
Who wrote it?
What was the context of its publication?
What historical
method was employed?
What were the sources used?
is influenced by his own context, environment, ideology, education, and influences, among others.
Historians
comprises certain techniques and rules that historians follow to properly utilize sources and historical evidence in writing history.
Historical methodology
are those sources produced at the same time as the event, period, or subject being studied.
Primary sources
Example of Primary Sources
a. minutes of the convention,
b. newspaper clippings,
c. records of the convention,
d. the draft,
e. photographs of the event.
f. Eyewitness accounts of convention delegates and
g. their memoirs.
h. . Archival documents,
i. artifacts,
j. memorabilia,
k. letters,
l. census, and
m. government records
are those sources, which were produced by an author who used primary sources to produce the material.
Secondary sources
is the practice of verifying the authenticity of evidence by examining its physical characteristics;
External criticism
is the practice of verifying the consistency with the historical characteristic of the time when it was produced;
External criticism
is the practice of verifying the the materials used for the evidence.
External criticism
Example of External Criticism
- the quality of the paper,
- the type of the ink, and
- the language and words used in the material, among others.
is the examination of the truthfulness of the evidence.
Internal criticism
It looks at the content of the source and examines the circumstance of its production.
Internal criticism
looks at the truthfulness and factuality of the evidence by looking at the author of the source, its context, the ágenda behind its creation, the knowledge which informed it, and its intended purpose, among others.
Internal criticism
Ancient Filipinos narrated their history through
communal songs and epics
He introduced the new guiding philosophy for writing and
teaching history: pantayong pananaw (for us-from us perspective).
Zeus Salazar
