RPH QUIZ 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
Has always been known as the study of the past.
History
History was derived from the Greek word ______ which means ____________ acquired through __________ or ___________
- historia
- knowledge
- inquiry or investigation
History as a discipline existed for around _____ years and is as old as
________ and _______.
- 2400 years
- mathematics and philosophy
This term was then adapted to _____________
where it acquired a ____________.
- classical latin
- new definition
became known as the account of the past of a person or of a group of people through written documents and historical evidences.
Historia
What counts as history? Traditional historians lived with the mantra of _________,____________
“no document, no history.”
It means that, unless a written document can prove a
certain historical event, then it cannot be considered as a historical fact
“no document, no history.”
history progressed and opened up to the possibility of valid historical
sources which were not limited to written documents like ________, _____________, or ______________
government records, chroniclers’ accounts, or personal letters.
Some are keener on passing their history by ___________.
word of mouth
Others got their historical documents ________ or _________ in the events of ____________.
- burned or destroyed
- war or colonization
This loophole was recognized by historians who started using other kinds of historical sources, which may not be in written format but were just as valid. A few of these examples are _________ and_______, ________, _______ , and ___________
- oral traditions in forms of epics
- songs
- artifacts
- architecture
- memory
historians can use _________ from a bygone era to study ancient
civilizations who were formerly ignored in history because of ______________
- artifacts
- lack of documents
can also be helpful in tracing historical evolutions, past connections among different groups, and flow of cultural influence by studying language and the changes that it has undergone to.
Linguists
can help with the study of the past through analyzing genetic and DNA patterns of human societies.
biologists and biochemists
“THAT MEN DO NOT LEARN
VERY MUCH FROM THE
LESSONS OF HISTORY IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THE
LESSONS OF HISTORY.”
- Aldous Huxley
- Aldous Huxley
“THAT MEN DO NOT LEARN
VERY MUCH FROM THE
LESSONS OF HISTORY IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THE
LESSONS OF HISTORY.”
is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about these events which is based on the critical examination of various sources and authentic materials.
History
NON-WRITTEN HISTORICAL SOURCES
- Oral traditions
- Artifacts
- Architecture
- Memory
Object of study is the past, the events
that happened in the past, and the causes
of such events
History
- What is History?
- Why study History?
- History for whom?
HISTORIOGRAPHY
- History itself
- Who wrote history?
- Context
- Methods used
- Sources
HISTORIOGRAPHY
TYPES OF HISTORICAL SOURCES
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Sources produced at the same time of the event, period, or that is being studied
Primary Sources
- Contemporary accounts of an event, personally written or narrated by an individual person who directly experienced or participated in the said event
Primary Sources
