Introduction to History

Question 1

It has always been known as the Study of the past

Answer 1

History

Question 2

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

Answer 2

History

Question 3

It became known as the account of the past of a person or a group of people through written documents and historical evidence

Answer 3

Historia

Question 4

It is the History of History?

Answer 4

Historiography

Question 5

It comprises certain techniques and rules that historians follow in order to properly utilize sources and historical evidence in written history.

Answer 5

Historical methodology

Question 6

It classified between primary and secondary sources

Answer 6

Historical Sources

Question 7

What are the 3 types of Historical Sources?

Answer 7

Primary sources
Secondary sources
Tertiary sources

Question 8

Sources that were produced at the same time as the event, period, or subject being studied. (e.g., eyewitness accounts/testimonies, memoirs, Archival documents, artifacts, memorabilia, letters, journals, census, and government records)

Answer 8

Primary sources

Question 9

Sources were produced by an author who used primary sources to produce the material. In other words, secondary sources are historical sources, which study a certain historical subject. (some textbooks, articles, etc.)

Answer 9

Secondary sources

Question 10

What are the 2 kinds of Criticisms?

Answer 10

External criticism
Internal criticism

Question 11

It practice of verifying the authenticity of evidence by examining its physical characteristics; consistency with the historical characteristic of the time when it was produced; and the materials used for the evidence. (e.g., the quality of the paper, the type of ink, and the language and words used in the material, among others.)

Answer 11

External criticism

Question 12

It examines the truthfulness of the evidence. It looks at the content of the source and examines the circumstances of its production. Internal criticism looks at the truthfulness and factuality of the evidence by looking at the author of the source, its context, the agenda behind its creation, the knowledge that informed it, and its intended purpose, among others.

Answer 12

Internal criticism

Question 13

It was one of the most scandalous cases of deception in Philippine history

Answer 13

Code of Kalantiaw

Question 14

Who is the American Historian who debunked the authenticity of the code of Kalantiaw?

Answer 14

William Henry Scott