prelims Flashcards
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Anything intimately connected to a prior event,
person, or era is considered ____________?
Historical Evidence
_____________? sources were “eyewitnesses,” or participants in the actual history, of
the event.
Primary sources
___________ source?, They were not
“eyewitnesses” to history since they were not personally involved in the events we are
investigating.
Secondary sources
Example of Primary Sources
Written records, such as letters, diaries, journals, official documents, and speeches, are
included here (written or printed)
are items that were produced by someone who did not personally
experience the history under study. A secondary source typically draws its information from
primary sources and bases its interpretation on the data presented there
Secondary source
A specific type of literary study called _________________? considers a text in the
perspective of all of human history.
historical criticism
The authenticity of the document is the subject of? _______________ Researchers must
decide whether a document’s content is accurate after it has been confirmed to be authentic.
external criticism
on the other hand, tries to prove the document’s content’s reliability. The
process of determining if the information contained in a document is reliable is known as ________________?
Internal criticism
are specialists in analyzing and interpreting
changes in human identity as well as changes in society and civilizations over time.
historians
The human mind is fundamentally shaped by the idea of history
philosophy of history
the study of history is the study of change across time. Historians try
to explain this change in some detail.
Historical Methodology
The author must include _________and personal reflections on the issue.
analysis
______________? is the
study of history writing
Historiography
while _________________is the study of the past as it relates to humanity.
history
Writing about history is the subject of
________________
Historiography
It is the “study of the history of _________” in its broadest meaning
history
Famous Historians in the Philippines
Teodoro Agoncillo
Encarnacion Alzona
Gregorio Zaide
Ambeth R. Ocampo
Michael Charleston “Xiao” Briones Chua
He is well recognized for his authoritative publications
about José Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines.
Ambeth R. Ocampo
known for his scholarly works on Philippine history and for his numerous appearances as a
commentator on historical subjects on Philippine television
Michael Charleston “Xiao” Briones Chua
his
famous works are History of the Filipino People; The Crisis of the Republic; The Revolt of the
Masses.
Teodoro Agoncillo
a reputed historian and guru to a generation of other famous historian’s and at the
same time as University of the Philippines professor in history.
Encarnacion Alzona
he authored 67 books, some were use as textbooks in history for secondary
and colleges in the country.
Gregorio Zaide
how many books did gregorio zaide authored
67 books
What is history, exactly? What distinguishes it from prehistoric times and
the past? In this lesson, we examine these ideas.
History as an academic discipline
