WHAT IS HISTORY??

WHAT IS HISTORY???

● HISTORY IS THE DISCOVERY, COLLECTION, ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PAST EVENTS.

HOW DO YOU EXAMINE HISTORIC EVENTS???

● THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO EXAMINE HISTORIC EVENTS

● PRIMARY SOURCES● SECONDARY SOURCES

WHAT ARE PRIMARY SOURCES??

● PRIMARY SOURCES ARE THE ORIGINAL RECORDS CREATED BY FIRSTHAND WITNESSES OF AN EVENT.

● EXAMPLES: INTERVIEWS, OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, VIDEOS, LAWS

WHAT ARE SECONDARY SOURCES??

● A SECONDARY SOURCES IS AN ACCOUNT PROVIDED AFTER THE FACT BY PEOPLE WHO DID NOT DIRECTLY WITNESS OR PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT

● EXAMPLES: YOUR TEXTBOOK, ENCYCLOPEDIAS

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE PRIMARY SOURCE IS REAL??

● WHEN DEALING WITH A PRIMARY SOURCE, IT HAS TO BE AUTHENTICATED OR EVALUATED BY A HISTORIAN TO MAKE SURE IT IS REAL.

IS THAT ALL THAT HAS TO BE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE PRIMARY SOURCE IS

REAL??

● NO, RELIABILITY MUST ALSO BE DETERMINED BY HISTORIANS. THIS MEANS DOES THE SOURCES GIVE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS

IS THAT ALL?? THIS IS GETTING BORING???

● ONE LAST THING

● THE EVIDENCE HAS TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE HISTORIANS

● BY EXPLAINING WHY THINGS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, HISTORIANS CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY AND WHAT MAY HAPPEN TOMORROW.

ARE YOU LISTENING???

● 1. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HISTORY?● 2. WHAT IS PRIMARY SOURCE?● 3. WHAT IS A SECONDARY SOURCE?● 4. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A PRIMARY

SOURCE IS LEGITIMATE?

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