Readings in the Philippine History

Question 1

what is history?

Answer 1

history is the study of past events.

Question 2

“Historia” from Greek word means?

Answer 2

acquired knowledge through inquiry and investigation.

Question 3

it can refer to two things

Answer 3

1. everything happened in the past.
2. research or inquiry.

Question 4

recording the past through historical resources was pioneered by?

Answer 4

Herodotus

Question 5

what is the purpose of Herodotus?

Answer 5

to describe the deeds of men in the past

Question 6

the successor of Herodotus was?

Answer 6

Thucydides

Question 7

Thucydides is known as the?

Answer 7

father of scientific history

Question 8

Thucydides is the first one who?

Answer 8

highlights the importance of the systematic and imperial collection of evidence.

Question 9

the only reliable sources of history for Thucydides were?

Answer 9

testimonies of eyewitnesses

Question 10

what are acceptable as evidence in the past?

Answer 10

artifacts, weapons, clothes, etc.

Question 11

what kind of sources that they give IMPORTANCE over other kinds of historical sources

Answer 11

written document

Question 12

it asserts that REAL knowledge lies in the ACTUAL observation of FACTS

Answer 12

positivism

Question 13

for an IDEA to be REAL, it must be verified with?

Answer 13

sensory experience

Question 14

“SALAYSAY na may SAYSAY para sa SINASALAYSAYANG grupo ng tao”

Answer 14

Zeus Salazar

Question 15

Zeus Salazar is the leader of?

Answer 15

Pantayong Pananaw movement

Question 16

it is the history of the history

Answer 16

Historiography

Question 17

it is a contemporary accounts of an event

Answer 17

primary sources

Question 18

narrative by individual who participated in the said event

Answer 18

primary sources

Question 19

materials that are considered original sources and directly narrate the details of an event

Answer 19

primary sources

Question 20

unpublished work of individuals that were discovered after some time

Answer 20

primary sources

Question 21

what are the six points of inquiries to evaluate primary sources’ authenticity?

Answer 21

1. date
2. localization
3. authorization
4. analysis
5. integrity
6. credibility

Question 22

it is the interpretation or restatement of primary sources

Answer 22

secondary sources

Question 23

interpretation of other secondary sources

Answer 23

secondary sources

Question 24

before any sources are considered as evidence in historical argument, it must satisfy these 3 precondition

Answer 24

1. acceptability of the source
2. located in accordance of place
3. authenticity of the source must be checked

Question 25

refers to the examination of the truthfulness of the evidence

Answer 25

internal criticism

Question 26

verifying the authenticity of evidence by examining its physical characteristic

Answer 26

external criticism

Question 27

study of the human past using material remains

Answer 27

archelogy

Question 28

study of historic writing systems

Answer 28

paleography

Question 29

they can read charts & maps

Answer 29

cartography

Question 30

it is a method for determining the age of an object

Answer 30

carbo dating

Question 31

experts in languages that are not using nowadays

Answer 31

linguistics

Question 32

they can open, restore or decode data

Answer 32

cryptography