RPH Flashcards

1
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materials used for the writing of history

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historical sources

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2
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are materials that have been published for public use, such as books, magazines,
reading journals, travelogues, or speech transcripts.

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published materials

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3
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are any handwritten or typed record that has not been printed, such as archival materials,
memoirs, and diaries.

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manuscripts

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4
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such as oral history, artifacts, ruins, fossils, artworks, video and audio recordings

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non-written sources

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5
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– materials produced by people or groups directly involved in the event or topic being studied
– either participants or witnesses
– range from eyewitness accounts, diaries, letters, legal documents, and official documents
(government or private) and even photographs

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primary sources

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6
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materials written and/or published by a firsthand eyewitness or the participant

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written source

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7
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visual documents published or made by an eyewitness, or the participant

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images

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8
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materials made by a firsthand eyewitness, or the participant

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artifacts

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9
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documented conversations written and/or published by a firsthand eyewitness, or
the participant

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oral testimonies

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10
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  1. Fossil Remains
  2. Artifacts and Ruins
  3. Royal Decrees and Laws
  4. Official Reports
  5. Chronicles
  6. Friar Accounts
  7. Maps
  8. Memoirs
  9. Personal Accounts
  10. Newspapers
  11. Magazines
  12. Legislative Journals
  13. Court Records
  14. Speeches
  15. Personal Letters
  16. Online Databases
  17. Blogs
  18. Documentary Films
  19. Recorded Interviews
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kinds of primary sources used

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11
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  1. The National Archives of the Philippines (Manila)
  2. The National Library (Manila)
  3. The National Historical Commission (NHC) (Manila)
  4. The National Museum Complex (Manila)
  5. Private Museums and Shrines
    a. The Lopez Memorial Museum (Pasig)
    b. The Ayala Museum (Makati)
  6. The Big Four (4) University Libraries
    a. University of the Philippines Main Library (Quezon City)
    b. Ateneo de Manila University’s Rizal Library (Quezon City)
    c. The American Historical Collection (Ateneo) (Quezon City)
    d. De La Salle University Libraries (Manila)
    e. University of Santo Tomas’ Library (Manila)
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archives of primary sources in ncr

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12
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– materials that analyze and interpret primary sources
– may have pictures, quotes, or graphics of primary sources in them

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secondary sources

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13
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Tests of Authenticity

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external criticism

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14
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determining the date of the document to see whether they are
anachronistic (i.e. being out of time)

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anachronistic document date

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15
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determining the author’s manuscript (handwriting), which includes the signature and seals

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author

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16
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determining whether the idiom, orthography (conventional spelling), or
punctuation is anachronistic

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anachronistic style

17
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determining whether the event mentioned is too early, too late, or
too remote/distant

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anachronistic event reference

18
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determining its genuineness

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provenance or custody

19
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determining the meaning of the text, phrase, sentence, or word

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semantics

20
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determining the ambiguity (i.e. open to more than one (1) interpretation; vague)

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hermeneutics

21
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Tests of Credibility

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internal criticism

22
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determining the author’s reliability, mental processes, personal attitude, and
relationships

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author’s identification

23
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determining the event’s date that must be verisimilar (i.e. almost close to the
truth), if not exact, to the actual date

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author’s approximation

24
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determining the witness’ nearness to the event, competence, and degree of
attention to attain verisimilar facts

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ability to tell the truth

25
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determining if the author consciously or unconsciously tells falsehoods

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willingness to tell the truth

26
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determining if the piece of information receives, supports, or confirms a theory or
finding, usually referring to historical facts (i.e. particulars that rest upon the independent testimony of
two or more reliable witnesses)

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corroboration

27
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is a material made by man that
describes what culture he belongs to. But it does not necessarily refer to physical objects only.

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artifact

28
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are the ways in which people organize their society and relate to one (1) another. Generally
speaking, a sociofact is the information, tradition, or event people associate with that artifact.

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sociofact

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are the ideas, beliefs, and values that people hold on, see, and associate to an artifact.
Simply put, … are the ideas that people generally thought of whenever they see or use that artifact, and
relate it to their culture, or a local proverb or saying.

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mentifact

30
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– process of systematically examining an account of what has happened in the past
– uses Historical Criticism to evaluate Historical Sources

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historical method

31
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– the subjects or topics covered in a book or document
– the matter dealt with in a field of study

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content

32
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– the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific passage, usually
influencing its meaning or effect
– the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
– the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs

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context

33
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– a short history about the author’s life

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background

34
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– perspective used by the author that determines the approximate “distance” of the author to the
narrative he or she is writing

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point of view

35
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also called purpose; the author’s stand or opinion in the narrative

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argument

36
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– almost similar to Argument, but reflects the mood more, which is observed on how the author
addressed his or her argument
– reflects the current situation and emotion of the author in the material at the time it was written or
made

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attitude