"We Are Not Makers of History. We Are Made by History." - Martin Luther King, JR
"We Are Not Makers of History. We Are Made by History." - Martin Luther King, JR
"We Are Not Makers of History. We Are Made by History." - Martin Luther King, JR
WE ARE MADE
BY HISTORY.”
- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
History: Its definition
HISTORY
derived from the
Greek word It is a study of
“historia” which chronological
means knowledge is the discovery, collection,
record of past
acquired through organization, and presentation of
inquiry or events.
information about these events
investigation.
which is based on the critical
examination of various sources
and authentic materials.
Why Study History?
HISTORICAL SOURCES
These are the following sources that the
historians use in order to determine the accuracy
and validity of an historical event.
Primary Sources Secondary Sources
are those sources are those sources,
produced at the same time which were produced
as the event, period, or by an author who used
subject being studied. primary sources to
production the material.
e.g. photograph, old sketches
and drawings, old maps, e.g. books, articles, journals
cartoons, old syllabaries,
ancient writings, recordings,
published primary documents.
Internal criticism External criticism
is the examination of the is the practice of verifying
truthfulness of the the authenticity of evidence
evidence. by examining its physical
It looks at the content of characteristics; consistency
the source and examines with the historical
the circumstance of its characteristics of the time
production. when it was product; and the
materials used for the
evidence.