HISTORICAL SOURCES Flashcards
a Greek word which denotes a
thorough study
Historia
A field of study that examines the
historical occurrences in people’s notions,
and the world’s life.
History
Regarded as the Father of
History.
Herodotus
They generally accept sources as long as interesting; read books and documentaries.
Non-historians
They go deeper on the information, checking the original
sources (archives of original records).
Historians
Study of how historians construct history as a field of study, and thus,
it includes all historical writing on a given topic.
Historiography
The study of the way
history has been and is written - the history of historical writing.
Historiography
Interpretation of the past.
History
Study of History.
Historiography
Letters, diaries, memoirs, and personal histories, are firsthand, contemporaneous
descriptions of events that were written by
people who lived during that time period or
years later.
Primary Sources
Generalizations, analysis, interpretation, and
synthesis of primary sources; frequently interpret main materials and are
intimately tied to them.
Secondary Sources
Frequently compile or summarize information
from other sources, directing readers to it.
Tertiary Sources
Branch of criticism that investigate the origins of ancient texts in order to understand “the world behind the text.”
Its goal is to discover the text’s primitive and original meaning in its original historical context and its literal sense.
Historical Criticism
Authentication of a document. (e.g. determinining date; author’s handwriting, signature, seal; anachronistic style and reference such as time and punctuations)
External Criticism
Testing the reliability of the information found in a document; concerned with the interpretation of the sources (interpretative criticism).
Internal Criticism
