Social Phenomenon Flashcards
What is history?
It’s the record I’d what happened in the past.
How are records made? (Name & explain 1st step)
1- Decisions —> someone must decide what we want to know about what happened in the past. Powerful, wealthy people were educated enough to be able to make important decisions (start a war, create a law), and history often focuses on these “famous” people- not average.
How are records made? (Name & explain 2nd step)
2- Evidence —> historians must use evidence/proof of events that occurred but the evidence may be inaccurate. Therefor we must be critical of documents and sources.
How are records made? (Name & explain 3rd step)
3- Organization and Interpretation of evidence—> all evidence must be organized and interpreted. Ex: if you and Kaylee have 3 pieces of evidence about an event, you wouldn’t write them in the same order or way.
Why do we study history? (2 reasons)
1- To understand where we came from and who we are
2- To understand the past in order to create a better future.
What is a Citizen?
Official member of a state or nation who has all rights associated with that membership.
What are the 4 basic ways to become a citizen of a state or nation?
1- You were born there
2- You are the child of someone who has citizenship
3- You move there and apply for citizenship (strict criteria)
4- You marry a citizen and apply for citizenship (strict criteria)
What does “bias” mean?
When someone has a belief (positive or negative) that influences how that person views or treats people.
Ex: Historians preferred men —> women were rarely written about
You dislike brown hair —> you treat everyone without brown hair better
What is a document?
Any source of evidence abt a person (birth certificate), place (cave drawings), or an event (piece of clothing from war)
What are the 2 ways that documents can be classified?
Type 1- Whether they’re original or not
Type 2- their form
Classification type 1- Original or not —> What does the Primary Document signify?
The original copy of something that dates back to the period in history being studied. (Ex. Original letters in museums)
Classification type 1- Original or not —> What does the Secondary Document signify?
Documents developed some time after historical events occurred (ex. Copies of letters in textbooks)- a copy of something (artificial)
Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are the 4 different forms that documents can be classified into?
1- Material Documents
2- Pictorial Documents
3- Written Documents
4- Audio-Visual Documents
Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What is a material document?
- 3D
- Items varying sizes, made of physical material
- Hard to date (especially without pictures or writing)
- Ex: Statues, Villa Maria School, pottery, etc.
Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are Pictorial Documents?
- A picture or drawing/illustrations
- 2D
- Ex. Graduation photo, paintings, carvings, poster, etc.
Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are written documents
-Can be read
-May be printed or manuscript
—> Official: Birth certificate, laws, government regulations
Public: Newspapers, books, biographies, public notes
Private: Diaries, personal letters
Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are Audio-Visual Documents?
- Recordings of sound and movement
- Ex: School Bell, Online Assembly
What might influence the accuracy of historical documents?
Bias
Why do we keep trying to find new historical documents? (3 reasons)
- we want to know more about what happened in the past
- we want to have more accurate information of what happened in the past
- we want to know about all members of the societies and civilizations that we study- not only those who became famous
What is “Social History”
It tells the story of all of society- not only those who were considered important. For example, today, we no longer only focus on the contributions of men or politicians.
A society is a group of people. What are the 2 ways that this group is organized?
- In terms of power (ex. One person becomes the leader of the group)
- Within a space or territory (ex. They form a neighbourhood)
What is a social group and what is it made up of?
They’re smaller groups within a society made up of people w similar interests and activities.
What does culture mean
Culture is a way of describing a society’s way of life.
What are the 3 mail elements that a culture has? Explain each and give ex.
1- Knowledge: includes things that people are expected to know abt their society (ex. Facts, names, definitions, etc)
2- Values: Beliefs abt what is important in life. (Ex. Education is important)
3- Institutions and practices: traditions & ways of doing things that make a culture different from others (ex. Mariage, food, dress)
