Module 1: Readings in Philippine History Flashcards
The word history was derived from what word?
ἱστορί (historia), which means learning and inquiry
What is history in itself?
Sum total of what happened in the past every event, every action, and every thought that a human being has done. The act of analyzing and writing about the past
This pertains to the chronological record of significant events, the study of past events
History
He was an was an English historian, diplomat, journalist and international relations theorist who adhered to the reality that history is the continuous process of interaction between the historian and his facts, an unending dialogue between the present and the past
EH Carr
According to EH Carr, what was history?
History means interpretation. History is what the historian makes
The word kasaysayan means what?
(1) saysay (narrative or salaysay )
(2) saysay (relevance, importance)
According to him, ang history ay isang salaysay na may saysay para sa sinasalaysayang grupo ng tao (Relevant stories/narrative of the people).
Zeus Salarzar
Why should one study history?
a. Act of leaping from one epoch to another.
b. It provides us the opportunity to revisit the richness of forgotten cultures of past civilizations and reliving it in the present.
c. It gives one the chance to step into the life of every person being studied.
d. Gives time travelling feeling through passages and imagining things.
According to Peter Stearns in the American Historical Association
website, what are more reasons to study history?
A. History helps us understand people and societies
B. History helps us understand change and how society we live in came to be
C. History contributes to moral understanding
D. History provides identity
E. Studying History is Essential for Good Citizenship
What is history as a reconstruction?
The historian is many times removed from the events under investigation Historians rely on surviving records
The imaginative reconstruction of the past from the data derived by that historical method.
Historiography
He is considered as the Father of Filipino nationalist historiography . He wrote the conditions of the Philippine past by analyzing the conditions of the masses.
Teodoro Agoncillo
What are the important elements of historical method?
- select the subject to investigate
- collect probable sources of information on the subject
- examine the genuineness, in part or in whole.
- extract credible particulars from the sources.
These are objects from the past or testimonies concerning the past on which historians depend in order to create their own depiction of that past.
Historical Sources
According to him, historical sources are tangible pieces of the past.
Anthony Brundage
This form of source is a testimony of an eyewitness or must have been produced by a contemporary of the event it narrates
Primary Source
This form of source is a piece of evidence written or created during a period under investigation. Eye witness account or a firsthand account of a particular event.
Primary Source
What are the four main categories of Primary Source?
- Written sources
- Images
- Artifacts
- Oral testimony
What are the four examples of primary sources related to visual imagery?
- Maps
- Photographs
- Sketches, Drawings or Paintings
- Cartoons
This is generally used to indicate locations as well as topography. It reveals how space and geography were being used to emphasize trade routes, travel routes, structural build up, etc.
Maps
This form of visual imagery is used to indicate the conditions of life of the past societies
Sketches and drawings
This form of visual imagery was used for political expression or propaganda to indicate the temper of the times
Cartoons
This form of visual imagery is a visual representations based on the artist’s expression or interpretation of events and ideas. These become useful historical sources when we have to know or understand the context of the period in which they are made
Paintings