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
