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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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