UNIT 1 MODULE-BASED Flashcards
(30 cards)
History originated as a derivation of what, an ancient Greek term for learning through inquiry.
historia
To him, Kasaysayan, the counterpart of history in the mother tongue, is an essential narrative with to
a group of people that is characterized by uniqueness and identity.
Zeus Salazar
This uniqueness, as opined by Salazar, is largely based on their own language and heritage, hence…
Hint: Quote
“Ang Kasaysayan ay salaysay na may saysay para sa isang grupo ng tao na may kakanyahan,
identidad na nakasandig sa sariling wika at kalinangan”
The following relevance of history were enumerated by Peter Stearns
(1998):
- History contributes to Moral Understanding
- History helps us understand people and societies
- History provides Identity
- History is essential for Good Citizenship.
True or False
History is not the past, but rather a glimpse of the past.
True
The entirety of the past cannot be narrated and included in all of the written histories for the main reason that not everything which happened in the past were recorded and/or documented.
Sources are defined as artifacts that have been left by the past. They exist either as…
(1) relics
(2) remains, or
(3) testimonies of witnesses of the past
Something made or given shape by humans such as a tool or a work of art. It is an object remaining from a particular period.
Artifact
An excavated piece of evidence consisting natural remains, as opposed to an objects of human workmanship. The direct opposite of an artifact.
Ecofact
A ______ source is “the testimony of an eyewitness,
or of a witness by any other of the senses, or of a mechanical device like the Dictaphone–that
is, of one who or that which was present at the events of which he or it tells.”
Primary Source
What are some examples of a Primary Source?
- diaries
- audio recordings
- artifacts
- letters
- newspaper articles and
- documents such as birth certificates, marriage contracts, and death certificates
- Visual sources: artworks, photographs and videos
“the testimony of anyone who is not an eyewitness–that is, one who was not present at the events of which he tells.”
Secondary Source
Secondary sources may include sources as:
bibliographies
commentaries
annotations
dictionaries
encyclopedias
journal articles
magazines
monographs, and
textbooks
Unwritten sources include the following:
(1) archaeological evidence
(2) oral evidence
(3) material evidence
This evidence refers to remains such as artifacts and ecofacts which help a historian determine the culture of the area where the evidence was found.
Archaeological (evidence)
Oral evidence pertains to?
Sources that might contain information about the culture of the people who created them. Ex: folk tales, myths, legends, folk songs and popular
rituals.
_____ evidence includes photographs, art works, videos, and sound recordings.
Material (evidence)
What is the Difference between Method (of History) and Historiography?
Method - examining data
Historiography - reconstruction of data that already went in Method process
The process of thoroughly examining and critically analyzing the records and survivals of the past.
Method (of Historry)
________ is process of reconstructing historical data that have already been tested by the method.
Historiography
Authenticity means ________.
Originality
Why the Test of Authenticity is done?
It is done in order to determine the genuineness
of sources. To determine real accounts from hoax stories or those that were fabricated.
For a source to be regarded credible, the historian must be able to discern the following:
- Competence of the source in telling the truth
- Willingness of the source in telling the truth
- Adequacy of data relayed by the source
- Reliability of the source when corroborated by other independent sources.
Who is are the authors of the books:
a. Katipunan and the Revolution: Memoirs of a General
b. The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan
a. Santiago V. Alvarrez (1992)
b. Teodoro Agoncillo (2005)
What then makes the credibility
of a source important?
It is important because it tells whether the source is worthy to use by the historian in his study.
