History

Definition of History

◾Derived from the Greek word

Also known as the study of the past

It means that unless a written document can prove a certain historical event, then it cannot be considered as a

historical fact.

It focuses on how a certain historical text was written, who wrote it, what was the context of its publication,

what historical method was employed, what sources were used

• History

• Historiography

Is the school of thought that emerged between the 18th and 19th century. This thought requires empirical and observable evidence before one can claim that a particular knowledge is true.

Historians were required to show written primary documents in order to write a particular historical narrative.

• True

• False

Is the school of thought that emerged in the early 20th century when formerly colonized nations grappled with the idea of creating their identities and understanding their societies against the shadows of their colonial past.

• Pre Colonialism

• Post Colonialism

• Colonialism

HISTORY AND THE HISTORIAN

◾Facts can speak for themselves. It is the historian’s job not just to seek historical evidences and facts but also to interpret them. It is their job to give meaning to these facts and organize them into timeline, establish causes, and write history.

• False

• True

HISTORICAL SOURCES

 

Two Classification

Are those sources produced at the same time as the event, period, or subject being studied

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources