What Is History? Flashcards by Tristan and Bodhi Gold | Brainscape

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What is History?

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The study of past.
It continues record of events.
Total of past events relating to human affairs of a particular nation, person, thing

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Why do we study history? (Name 2 things)

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So we can know more about ourselves
To see what has changed
To learn from the past

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True or False: History facts cannot be doubted

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True

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True or False: History is a often an interpretation of what is believed to have happened.

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True

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What does the Greek word historia mean?

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Inquiry or search for the truth.

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