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The document discusses the importance and benefits of studying history. It outlines that history (1) helps prevent the repetition of past mistakes, (2) influences career options and prepares students for the future, and (3) develops important skills such as research, communication, and critical thinking. Studying history provides insights into how society has changed over time. It also enhances understanding of current issues and events by expanding knowledge of the past.

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History 1

The document discusses the importance and benefits of studying history. It outlines that history (1) helps prevent the repetition of past mistakes, (2) influences career options and prepares students for the future, and (3) develops important skills such as research, communication, and critical thinking. Studying history provides insights into how society has changed over time. It also enhances understanding of current issues and events by expanding knowledge of the past.

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WHY STUDY HISTORY?

 “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced w/ courage, need not be lived
again” - Maya Angelou
 Your choice of subject for leaving certificate may influence your future career/3 rd level options
 History will give you a combination of skills & insights that will help you to:
 Prepare you for work
 Enable you to participate fully in society
 Develop you as a person
 You will submit a report on a research study that you undertake on a subject that is particular
interest to you.
 It is unique in that it investigates how human life has changed over time.\You will develop your
understanding of change thru the perspectives of political, social, cultural, economic, religious &
scientific history.
 It Is relevant to modern life.
 Many people enjoy history as a hobby, as can be seen in the popularity of history books, films &
documentaries.
 It also helps us to understand many of the issues that affect the world today
 By broadening your knowledge of current affairs, you are developing & preparing yourself more
fully for adult & working life.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
 presenting thoughts
 history helps you to write in an organized, coherent, logical way & supporting your views w/
evidence

ICT SKILLS
 history allows you to access ICT, developing skills that are relevant to life & work today
 internet offers a huge range of appropriate historical websites
 many other e-sources also exist for the study of history: CD ROMS, library databases &
catalogues
 the use of modern digital media makes studying history very enjoyable & stimulating

RESEARCH SKILLS
 by exploring evidence, you will enhance your research skills
 you will become skilled at locating historical data from diff. sources, evaluating it & presenting
your findings
 you will also realize the importance of looking issues from more than one point of view
 your study of the past will introduce you to many diff. types of evidence, such as:
 maps
 photographs
 memoirs
 political cartoons
 diary
 official records

ANALYTICAL SKILLS
 you will also develop your ability to think critically, to evaluate the usefulness of sources, to detect
bias or propaganda
 these skills are very useful in many careers & in everyday life.

Relevance to Careers:
 Historians are regarded as having had an education that train their minds to assemble, organize,
present facts & opinions.
 History is an excellent preparation for very many other jobs
 Employers tend to see those w/ history education as:
 Independent thinkers
 Open-minded & objective
 Good communicator
 Able to analyze issues & problems
 Able to put together logical arguments

Relevance to Life:
 You will develop:
 an appreciation of the society in which you live & of other societies, past & present
 greater awareness of your own identity & traditions
 You will learn more about the particular role of women in shaping the past

A. Definition & Significance of History:

1. Etymological Meaning: History is from Greek & Latin word historia which means information; a
learning or knowing by inquiry; narrative of past events, account, tale or story.

2. History as defined by Authors/Known Personalities

AUTHORS/INDIVIDUALS DEFINITION/SIGNIFICANCE
Nick Joaquin A process of creation/formation of culture, specifically a natural culture.
Aristotle An account of the unchanging past.
E.H. Carr History is unending dialogue between past & present.
De Kooning, Williem The past does not influence me; I influence it
Kierkegaard, Seren Life must be lived forward, but it can only be understood backward.
McCullough, David History is the unending dialogue between the past & present.
Tomin, Lily Maybe if people started to listen, history would stop repeating itself.
Jose Rizal History offers the key to national identity & the basis for the future
development

3. Broad Definitions of History


 History is the study of past events.
 The recording & analysis of experiences of a society comprise the totality of people’s history.
 The use of correlated discipline is necessary to understand the reasons & consequences of
human actions.

A. Theories explaining how & why events happen in societies


1. Challenge and Response Theory (Arnold Toynbee)
 Man responds to situation placed before him. Thus, mankind’s approach in coping w/
challenges determine history.
 History reflects the progress of civilizations & societies.
 The past is a succession of civilization & not of political entities.
 General pattern: growth, breakdown & dissolution.
 The failure of a civilization to survive was a result of its inability to respond to
challenges.
2. Exchange theory (Alvin Scaff)
 It refers to the systematic statement of principles that govern the exchange of goods
(tangible & intangible) between individuals, between groups, organizations & nations.
3. Role of Historical Man (George Wilhelm Hegel)
 Man has a task to do so that events may happen.
 The role of the historical man follows a principle, which he called Weltgeist or world
spirit, which embodies ideals like patriotism, heroism & unity.
4. Materialistic Concept of History (Karl Marx – Father of Socialism)
 The prevailing economic system determines that form of societal organization & the
political & intellectual history of the epoch, which thus attribute actions & events in
history to economic motives.
5. Method of Historiography (Fernand Braudel)
 Human actios are not only based on human decision but also of ‘structures’ that may
be natural or man-made.
 To achieve total history is to integrate all aspects of man’s past.
6. Analyzing Conditions of the Mass (Teodoro-Agoncillo – Father of Filipino Nationalist
Historioraphy)
 Philippine past should be written by analyzing the situation of the masses.

4 SOURCES OF HISTORY:

1. Written – medium through which historical info is written


2. Oral
3. Graphics- visual image or design
4. Artifacts- made or given by human
Fossil – remains of living things

CLASSIFICATION OF SOURCES:

1. Primary – biography, interviews & photographs


2. Secondary – histories, essay, reviews, bibliography, thesis & dissertation
3. Tertiary – almanacs, dictionaries & encyclopedias

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