History introduction

Historia

Greek word which means information; inquiry designed to elicit truth

Burchkhardt

Says the history is the record of what one age finds worth of note

Henry Johnson

Says history is everything that ever happened

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

says history is the scientific study of the past happenings in all thier aspects in light of present happenings

Politics, Economics, Religion, Social, Intelligence, Art

Elements of history

Politics

element that says government influences society

Economics

element that say where money dominates people

Religion

element that says it has effect on people’s beliefs and thoughts

Social

element that says how different class communicate

Intelligence

element that says knowledge has progressed history

art

element that produces paintings and pictures produced throughout

History and political science

History is past politics; politics is present history

History and economics

Activities of man are very closely related with economic matters

History and sociology

study of man in society

History and psychology

Focus on development of psychological theories and practices

History and geography

history is geography set in motion

Published data/documents

large documents for wider audiences

Unpublished documents

Personal and difficult to find

Oral traditions/histories

another way to learn past; first-hand knowledge

Visual documents and articles

capture moments in time

Primary source

personally written or directly experienced

secondary source

interpretations or readings from primary sources

History

what heppened in the past; empirical facts surrounding them

Historiography

underlying agenda, cultural assumptions

External criticism

check physical aspects

Internal criticism

check content for facts and authenticity

Positivism

History as a science based on facts

Postcolonialism

rethinking history frim victims perspective

Annales School of Thought

history of ordinary people

Pantayong Pananaw

Created by Zeus Salazar; writing history from Filipino perspective

Helps us understand people and society

Helps change and understand how society came to be

History contributes to moral understanding

Provides Identity

Essential for good citizenship

Importance of studying history

Problems of sources

sources are basic but varied

Choice of subject

endless questions resulting to challenge of choosing viable topic

Historical knowledge

problems are epistemological; rooted in questioning the knowledge

Problems of explanation

closely related to the problem