Module 1: Chapter 1- Meaning and Concepts of History Flashcards
What is the origin of the word History?
Historia means inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation
Famous people in history
Herodotus and Thucydides
A Greek writer and photographer credited with being the first historian
Herodotus
His first grand narrative, Histories, is considered the founding work of history in Western Literature, which marked him as the “Father of History”
Herodotus
His work entitled the History of the Peloponnesian War set a standard score, conclusion, and accuracy that defines the test of the historical genre.
Thucydides
His work is about a historical account of the Peloponnesian War, a conflict between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens)
Thucydides
Peloponnesian League
led by Sparta
Delian League
Led by Athens
T or F: History is considered a scientific research or inquiry
True
History is “man-his-story”
T
History is the study of future events
False: past events
History is often said to be the “Queen” or “Mother” of all social sciences
T
Who said that when we attempt to answer the question of “What is History?”, our answer, consciously or unconsciously reflects our own position in time and forms part of our answer to the broader question what view we take or the society in which we live
Carr
Who said that historical fact is the backbone of history and it is historians’ prior decision?
Carr,1962
What does Carr say about the three points to ponder when critiquing a historical facts
•study the historian before you begin to study the facts
• have an imaginative mind, to understand the minds of people with whom he is dealing
• possible to study History through the limelights of the present
“History use a continuous process between the historian and his facts, an unending dialogue between the present and the past”
Carr
T or F: A study of the present in light with the past
T
History is the study of animal
F:Man