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Knowledge obtained from inquiry or investigation
History
Claimed that history is the story of societal development
Ibn
Khaldun
Said that history is the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind
Edward
Gibbon
Claimed that history should highlight the achievements of people
Jose
Rizal
Two academic definitions of history
Narrative
and
academic
discipline
about the past
Three elements of history
Time
,
place
and
people
Lifeline of scholarly texts
Historical
revisionism
History is scientific, objective, or empirical due to its reliance on
historical
sources
for information
Before the 20th century, history writing was described as
traditional
historiography
Before the 20th century, history was focused on three main topics only -
politics
,
economy
, and
diplomacy
Leopold von Ranke's thinking that claims that history can only be acquired through our senses
Historical positivism
In the 1920s, history was expanded by the
Annales School of France
which introduced
nouvelle histoire
Historians rely on
historical
sources
(batis pangkasaysayan) for information that can be used to reconstruct the past
The most important and useful sources are usually found in the
archives.
Process where historical sources are thoroughly evaluated by historians
historical criticism
Sinupan
- archives
Level of historical criticism that establishes the authenticity of the source
First
level
Level of historical criticism that establishes the veracity of the source
Second
level
Refers to the ability to compare information from different sources and find similarities between them.
Corroboration
Historical criticism ascertains the
reliability
of historical sources.
Diagrams that illustrate the flow and development of historical events.
Historical models
Three main kinds of historical models –
linear
,
cyclical
, and
spiral
Believes that geography has a strong influence on people and their history
Geographical determinism
Main proponent of geographical determinism
Charles Louis Montesquieu