PPT 2 Flashcards
History is something that is taught and studied in schools;
thus, teachers are commonly regarded as “___” of history
experts
The Historian is an obscure and strange image for those who
did not have the chance to have a closer study of history (True or false)
true
A ___ is someone who continuously pursues historical
knowledge
historian
History, as the study of the past based on existing pieces of
historical evidence, is a dynamic and continually evolving
discipline. (T or F)
T
are needed to examine and interpret them
through the skills they acquired in training for historical
research and methodology
Historians
Objectivity of Historians
- to interpret these facts
- to give meaning to these facts and organize them into a timeline, establish causes, and write history
- claims and arguments
- are always subjected to scrutiny by their peers
- central to the creation of historical
knowledge. - They ask questions that lead them to the pursuit of historical research.
- They collect and select the facts and evidence that are significant for
historical research.
are those
sources produced simultaneously
as the event, period, or subject
being studied.
Primary sources
are sources
produced by an author who
relied on primary sources to
write the material
Secondary sources
Examples of
Primary Sources
Minutes of the Convention
Newspaper
Clippings
Reports
Records of the Convention
Drafts
Photographs
Examples of
Secondary Sources
College Textbook
Bibliographies
Encyclopedia
Commentaries
Journals
Magazines
Radio and Television
is the practice of verifying evidence’s authenticity by examining
its physical characteristics, consistency with the historical character of the time
when it was supposedly produced, and the historical source’s materials.
External criticism
is the examination of the content of a
particular document
Internal criticism
is an essential process that a historian should undertake;
otherwise, he would commit the mistake of using illegitimate or fake documents
External criticism
In the process of ____, the historian ought to read the document
meticulously and understand the meaning that the document wanted to convey.
internal criticism
