L1 Flashcards

(37 cards)

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It means to describe

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Delienate

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Father of History

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Herodotus

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TRUE OR FALSE

Herodotus was a russian Historian

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False; Greek Historian

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Herodotus was born in

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Halicarnasus

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Halicarnasus present name

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Bodrum, Turkey

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Where did Herodotus travel?

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Asia Minor
Babylonia
Egypt
Greece

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In 443 BC, Herodotus settled un

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Thurii, southern italy

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When did herodotus settle in Thurii, Southern Italty?

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443 BC

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TRUE OR FALSE

Herodotus is a well travelled man

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TRUE

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10
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He authored what book

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The Histories

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11
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Where did Herodotus stay in his twilight years

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Thurii

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12
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Herodotus’ book about war

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The histories

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The histories is about?-

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The war between persians and greeks where persians lost

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Present name of Asia Minor

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Turkey

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Present name of Babylonia

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Iraq

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Where is Samon Located?

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Herodotus visited places around the?-

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Mediterranean sea

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The book Herodotus wrote is entitled Histories, the greek word for-

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What is inquiry

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What is history

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The study of the past

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TRUE OR FALSE

Samos is an island in Greece

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Why is Herodotus known as the father of history?

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Because he was the first historian to systematically record the events that happened

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TRUE OR FALSE

History is important but it does not provide empathy

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False, History builds empathy through studying the lives and struggles of others

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History is arranged in what order?

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Chronological

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TRUE OR FALSE Who we are right now and what we are right now is not exactly related to the past
FALSE Who we are right now, and what we are right now is a byproduct of our past
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TRUE OR FALSE The past is connected to the present
True
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TRUE OR FALSE History focuses on events with an impact
True
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What is the criterion for arranging e events chronologically?
Time
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TRUE OR FALSE History is a puzzle
True, because you need to put the bits and pieces together to paint the picture of the past
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TRUE OR FALSE History is a process
TRUE because historians follow steps in studying and writing history
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History is the reconstruction of past based on available —
Written records, Oral History, Cultural artifacts and Folk traditions
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Sources of History
Written records Oral tradition Artifacts/relics
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Passing of knowledge, culture, tradition and history through words of mouth
Oral history
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TRUE Oral history is not considered history because history is only accepted when it is written
False; Oral history is considered history because it provides us a clear description of the society's past
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Significance of History
- Understand the present - Answer the existing problems - Know the truth - Appreciate our culture
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Major views on history
Cyclical Providential Progressive Revolutionary Relativist
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A systematic srudy of written and unwritten accounts about the past events
History