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Question 1

Greek word of HISTORY?

Answer 1

Historia

Question 2

It is a knowledge acquired through inquiry or investigation

Answer 2

History

Question 3

Give atleast 3 relevance of History

Answer 3

• bringing the gap between the present and past
• explaining causes of things and events
• projecting the future
• interpreting conditions of a given space & time
• promoting nationalism & patriotism

Question 4

A source which are produced at the same time as the event

Answer 4

Primary Sources

Question 5

It is a narration of the events which have happened among mankind, including the account of the rise and fall of nations, as well as of other great changes which have affected the political and social condition of the human race

Answer 5

History

Question 6

It is a practice of historical writing

Answer 6

Historiography

Question 7

An object from the past or testimony concerning the past on which historians depend in order to create their own depiction of that past

Answer 7

Sources

Question 8

It enables the researchers to get close as possible to what actually happened during an historical event or time period

Answer 8

Primary Source

Question 9

Give 3 examples of Primary Source

Answer 9

• Diaries
• Journals
• Autobiographies
• Sound recordings
• Interviews

Question 10

A source which written about a primary source

Answer 10

Secondary Source

Question 11

Give atleast 3 examples of Secondary Sources

Answer 11

• newspapers
• magazines
• book
• articles

Question 12

Give one advantage of primary source

Answer 12

• provide a window into the past with unfiltered access of record produced by people who loved that period
• give real evidences of what it was like to be alive during that era

Question 13

Give one disadvantage of Primary Source

Answer 13

• often incomplete and little context
• students must use prior knowledge and work with multiple primary sources to find patterns

Question 14

Give one advantage of secondary source

Answer 14

• Can provide analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of the original information
• allows the reader to get expert views and often bring together multiple primary sources relevant to the study

Question 15

Give one disadvantage of secondary source:

Answer 15

• Their reliability and validity are open to question
• Do not provide exact information
• Do not represent first hand knowledge of a subject

Question 16

What are the 3 written source of History

Answer 16

• Narrative or Literacy
• Diplomatic or Juridical
• Social Documents

Question 17

It is these kind of sources that professional historians once treated as purest or “best” source

Answer 17

Diplomatic Sources

Question 18

These are information pertaining to economic, social, political, or judicial significance. They are records kept by bureaucracies

Answer 18

Social Documents

Question 19

2 types of Historical Criticism

Answer 19

1. External Criticism
2. Internal Criticism

Question 20

Is the practice of verifying the authenticity of evidence by examining the physical characteristics

Answer 20

External Criticism

Question 21

Is the examination of the truthfulness of the evidence. It looks at the content of the sources and examines the circumstances of its production.

Answer 21

Internal Criticism

Question 22

3 ways to test credibility

Answer 22

1. Identification of the author
2. Determination of the approximate date
3. Ability to tell the truth