Module 1: Introduction to History

Question 1

historical perspective is also known as?

Answer 1

historical empathy

Question 2

these are written source materials, artifacts, oral
literature, oral interviews

Answer 2

primary sources

Question 3

this is the impact on people and various aspects of society

Answer 3

consequence

Question 4

this is the “Christian view of history”

Answer 4

providential view

Question 5

this is the aspects of our lives or society that remain the same despite the changes

Answer 5

continuity

Question 6

what sense?: the historian’s account of a segment of the past

Answer 6

history in the second sense

Question 7

6 important historical thinking concepts

Answer 7

1. Historical significance
2. Primary sources
3. Change and continuity
4. Cause and consequence
5. Historical perspectives
6. Ethical dimension of historical interpretations

Question 8

this view says that negative events are influenced by Satan/Man’s own selfishness, positive events are brought about by God’s guidance

Answer 8

providential view

Question 9

what are the 4 major views/philosophies of history

Answer 9

1. cyclical view
2. providential view
3. linear progression
4. relativist perspective

Question 10

this is also known as “historical empathy”

Answer 10

historical perspective

Question 11

these are events or factors that lead to another event

Answer 11

cause

Question 12

the Japanese who “liberated” the Filipinos from?

Answer 12

American imperialism

Question 13

this approach views history as a pattern of thesis-antithesis-synthesis (ideal level)

Answer 13

hegel’s dialectic approach

Question 14

5 characteristics of historians

Answer 14

1. linguistic ability
2. ability to find evidence
3. passion for accuracy, complete integrity, breadth of vision
4. quality of the scientist
5. quality of the artist

Question 15

it is not about the memorization of dates, names, and places

Answer 15

history

Question 16

First came the Spaniards who “liberated” the Filipinos from the?

Answer 16

enslavement of the devil

Question 17

this is the understanding the social, cultural, intellectual, and emotional settings that shaped people’s lives and actions in the past

Answer 17

historical perspective

Question 18

what are the three main important things needed in linear progression view?

Answer 18

1. thesis
2. antithesis
3. synthesis

Question 19

the Americans who “liberated” the Filipinos from?

Answer 19

spanish oppression

Question 20

these are created accounts of the past – i.e., books, articles, and lectures

Answer 20

history

Question 21

it is the sum of everything that has actually happened in the past – every thought, action, event

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history

Question 22

these describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, and process primary sources

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secondary sources

Question 23

this is important in order to understand the meaning and scope of human existence

Answer 23

history

Question 24

this may become causes for other events to happen

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consequences

Question 25

it is not neutral

Answer 25

history

Question 26

5 characteristics of history

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1. observed 2. remembered 3.recored 4. with surviving records 5. account

Question 27

examples of these are textbooks, journal articles

Answer 27

secondary sources

Question 28

what sense?: the past-as-it-actually happened

Answer 28

history in the first sense

Question 29

it is the systematic study of the past

Answer 29

history

Question 30

this view says that those who don’t learn from their history are bound to repeat it

Answer 30

cyclical view

Question 31

it is not the lifeless study of a dead past

Answer 31

history

Question 32

this emphasizes events that bring major or vast changes in society

Answer 32

change

Question 33

neocolonialism where the Americans “liberated” the Filipinos from?

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Japanese fascists

Question 34

these provide direct or firsthand evidence

Answer 34

primary sources

Question 35

this is the view that states “History repeats itself”

Answer 35

cyclical view

Question 36

this is the interpretative and imaginative reconstruction of the past, based on written or non-written surviving records

Answer 36

history

Question 37

6 things historical narratives should not possess

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1. Distort facts and established histories 2. Cover up mistakes and abuses 3. Spread myths and falsehoods 4. Normalize or defend wrongdoings 5. Disenfranchise people, especially minorities 6. Invalidate human suffering and trauma

Question 38

this view states that history is a process of interpretation

Answer 38

relativist perspective

Question 39

tis view states that what is true or false, right or wrong, varies on different factors, such as cultural belief, political belief, religious belief, etc.

Answer 39

relativist perspective