RPH CH1 L2

historical information

historical information

gleaned through objects and relics that have endured from the past.

all the information that historians need to interpret the past

tangible relics, or physical remains, testimony, or stories by historical witnesses.

Historical source

provides proof that an event actually happened

historical interpretation

offers justification or an argument for why it happened

relics or remains

serve as valuable indicators for researchers seeking insights into the past.

artifacts

often discovered in locations where traces of human activities can be found.

testimonies of witnesses (oral or written form)

can serve as valuable records of historical events. provide firsthand accounts or perspectives on specific events or experiences.

legal documents

(ex. of testimonies) often created with the explicit purpose of documenting and preserving important transactions.

speeches and commentaries

can offer inside the perspectives beliefs and motivations of individuals or groups involved in historical events

political speeches

can provide insight into the ideologies and policies of a specific era

commentary by intellectuals or observers

can offer critical analysis and interpretations of historical events

1. the dynamic or evolutionary aspects of history

2. The way in which events develop

3. the static features of history

4. The way things were at a particular point in time

part of a historian's job

historian's goal

to offer interpretative explanations in addition to descriptive reports which describe what happened when where and who was involved by providing details.

narrative or literary sources

diplomatic or juridical sources

social documents

3 categories of written sources

narrative or literary sources

were created to seek and express a message

scientific piece

aims to inform current or future generations

diplomatic sources

highly considered as useful sources by expertise since they record or establish legal situations have you story been regarded as the most trustworthy and pure

social documents

bureaucracies maintain this record. information with economic, social, political or judicial value

archaeological evidence

"material evidence" immense significance as unwritten testimony of the past

oral evidence

folk songs, sagas, tales from premodern era of western history.

primary sources

purpose is to present facts. are original first hand accounts of events or periods that are typically created during or shortly after the event or period in question provide direct factual information without interpretation

secondary sources

materials created by individuals who lived long after events they describe occurred offer valuable interpretations and analysis of historical events based on primary sources.

media story

aims to influence public opinion

diaries and memoirs

are personal tales can persuade readers of the author’s viewpoint

novels and movies

can be produced for amusement, moral instruction, promote certan religion.

panegyric or hagiography

is a biography that extols the virtues and accomplishment of the subject.