GEC-2 CLASS GAME

1. It is derived from the Greek word historia which means “knowledge acquired through inquiry or investigation.”

• Heuristics

• Hermeneutics

• History

• Historiography

Is History important?

• Yes, without history we wouldn’t be able to understand how things went before, and how things in the present time came to be.

• Yes, for it provides us with answers to questions that still exist today despite the age.

• Yes, for it gives us solutions to future problems.

• All of the above

It is the study of history, it involves the method of validating sources, their reliability and how it passes through time.

• Heuristics

• Hermeneutics

• Historical Research

• Historiography

It focuses on the organizational aspect of society. It usually records events, programs, achievements and more of political entities.

• Social History

• Cultural History

• Political History

• Intellectual History

It focuses on the development of cultures using the principles of anthropology and linguistics.

• Social

• Cultural

• Political

• Intellectual

This historical discipline was developed by Karl Marx which states the necessity of a societies’ economy for its other institutions to function.

• Social

• Materialism

• Intellectual

• Political

It is concerned with development of ideas and principles, the people who developed these principles and how they exist through time.

• Social

• Material

• Intellectual

• Political

All statements are TRUE about History EXCEPT

• History helps us understand our culture, our national identity and awakens our patriotism and social awareness.

• History is the root of all conflicts in our society.

• History is so much more than just memorizing concepts and ideas from the books.

• History has always been plainly defined as the study of the past, and with this concept it has stereotypically sounded boring for young students.

An investigator of history is called

• Historian

• Author

• Scholar

• Educator

Collecting historical data is only one part of historiography.

• TRUE

• FALSE