What Is History?/ Historical Sources/ Types Of Criticisms

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Knowledge acquired through inquiry and investigation

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Historia Greek Meaning

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The account of the past of a person or a group of people through written documents and historical evidence

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Historia Latin Meaning

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It is the written record of the human past from the time written records began to appear

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Traditional meaning of history

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It is limited to the literates

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History

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Is a reconstruction of the past based on the available written records, oral history, cultural artifacts, and folk traditions

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Contemporary Meaning of History

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It involves collection, analysis and synthesis of available limited materials

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Contemporary Meaning of History

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What are 3 historical sources?

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1. Primary sources
2. Secondary sources
3. Tertiary sources

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Documents or physical objects should be written or created during the time under study

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Primary Sources

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The person should be present during that experience or time period

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Primary Sources

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It should offer an inside view of a particular event

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Primary Sources

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They are characterized by their content, regardless of whether they are available in the original format, in microfilm:microche, in digital, or in published format

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Primary sources

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They interpret and analyze primary sources

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Secondary sources

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They may also have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources

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Secondary sources

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Publications that summarize and digest the information in primary and secondary sources to provide background on a topic or idea

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Tertiary sources

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Authenticity

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External Criticism

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Checking the sources form

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External criticism

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Spot fabricated, forged, faked documents, and to distinguish a hoax or misinterpretation

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External Criticism

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Could be a person or a thing or idea placed on the wrong time

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Anachronism

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Looking into the source’s content

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Credibility (Internal Criticism)

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Examines the closeness of the document/source and what really happened

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Credibility (Internal Criticism)

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His reliability, mental process and attitude

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Identification of the Author

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Particulars which rest upon the independent testimony of two or more reliable witnesses of a similar event

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Corroboration