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Readings in Philippine History PDF

History provides several important benefits. It allows humanity to understand how societies developed over time. Examining history gives people informed perspectives on changes in the world and how different situations came to be. History also serves as a guide for making judgments in contemporary times, though revisionism can cause confusion. Properly understanding history is key to gaining a better perspective on present situations, as some argue that events from the past do repeat themselves.

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Readings in Philippine History PDF

History provides several important benefits. It allows humanity to understand how societies developed over time. Examining history gives people informed perspectives on changes in the world and how different situations came to be. History also serves as a guide for making judgments in contemporary times, though revisionism can cause confusion. Properly understanding history is key to gaining a better perspective on present situations, as some argue that events from the past do repeat themselves.

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USES OF HISTORY

History can be influential and shaping human affairs


• Humanity revolves around history. It is only in history that we get to know
how people and societies behave.
History provides informed perspectives about the world
• History offers people an understanding of change, especially in getting an
understanding of how society came to be.
History is a guide on making judgments
• This is always the challenge in contemporary times. With the rise of
revisionism, not just students of history are confused as to which sources of
history introduce factual and reliable information.
History provides a better understanding of the present situation
• We are all familiar with the line, “History repeats itself,” do you agree on
this? What is your take on this statement? Some people would interpret this as
true because what happened in the past, has occurred in the present.
Events observed by someone
(Events not observed have been lost to history)

Events observed and remembered


(Events observe but not remembered have been lost to history)

Events observed, remembered and


recorded
(Unrecorded actions and thoughts have been lost to history)

Events for which we have surviving


record
This is the raw material of history

Available/ Usable/ Believable


records for a given historical
account
account
EXTERNAL INTERNAL

Credibility and reliability of


Questions the authenticity of
CONTENT of historical
the historical resource
resource.

Done by identifying the Substance and message of


author of the source, historical material, firmness
location and time of and consistency of the
production reporting of the event

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