History Introduction

Which of the following activities are commonly performed by historians?

• Reading press releases;

• Organize public and private collections;

• Liaising with editors, sub-editors, designers and photographers;

• Acting in teaching and research;

• Analyze data using mathematical models, statistical techniques, and software;

What sources can historians use to reconstruct the past?

• Writings

• Recordings

• Interviews (oral history)

• Archaeological finds

• All options are correct

Who are the two Greek historians considered the fathers of History?

• Herodotus and Thucydides

• Homer and Thucydides

• Herodotus and Euripides

• Sophocles and Thucydides

Historical Enquiries begin with questions about...

• what is the most important past event of our country.

• what are the heroes of our country.

• Why or How things happened in the past.

• what should we learn from the past.

The Ramkhamhaeng Inscription (see the picture) is an example of a...

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source