READINGS IN

PHILIPPINE HISTORY
WHAT IS YOUR
OWN
DEFINITION OF
HISTORY?
MEANING OF HISTORY
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Etymologically, HISTORY (from Greek

word Historia, meaning “Knowledge
acquired by investigation)
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On the other side , events occurring before written

record are considered prehistoric; an umbrella term
that relates to past events as well as the memory,
discovery, collection, organization, presentation and
interpretation of information about these events. Hence,
scholars who write about history are called Historians.
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• the study of people, places and

events in time

• it is the study of the people and

events that shaped our nation. Like
a news report it explains the what,
who, where, when, and why of the
past.
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•The word history is referred usually for

accounts of phenomena, especially
human affairs in chronological order.
WHAT DO
OTHERS
SAY?
 • History is a narration of the events which have
happened among mankind, including an account of
the rise and fall of the nations, as well as of other

HISTORY great changes which have affected the political and

social condition of the human race.
- John Anderson, 1876. A Manual of General History
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 WHY STUDY HISTORY?

Understand Understand change and how our society came to be

Learn Learn from past successes and failures

Understand Understand and respect one another

and respect

Develop Develop our critical thinking skills

WHAT’S THE POINT
OF STUDYING
HISTORY?
 IT TELLS US…..
HISTORY IS… WHO WE ARE…
WHERE WE’VE BEEN…
THE STORY OF WHERE WE’RE GOING…

PHILIPPINES.
IT DEFINES US.
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IS OUR STORY
TRUE STORIES WITH…
-REAL HEROES
-REAL VILLAINS
-REAL LIFE ADVENTURES
 -It’s like putting together pieces of
puzzle
HISTORY…
IS A MYSTERY -Each new discovery is an evidence
that helps us understand the past
 HISTORY IS A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED

Finding out about history is a lot like trying to solve a mystery…

• You must look for clues.
• You must interpret those clues.
• You must bring all the clues together to shed light on each
other.
• Yu must reinterpret each clue every time you find a new clue.
• You must then try fill in the gaps and come to an educational
conclusion.
 THE PAST INFORMS OUR EVERYDAY LIVES:

“The farther you look back, the farther you can see ahead.” – Henry Ford-

-Become an INFORMED citizen.

-Become a better critical thinker.
-Learn from the mistakes of the past.

“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.”
SO, WHAT’S THE POINT OF STUDYING
HISTORY?

BECAUSE: *WE ARE HISTORY AND

HISTORY IS US!
 THE PAST INFORMS OUR EVERYDAY LIVES:

“The farther you look back, the farther you can see ahead.” – Henry Ford-

-Become an INFORMED citizen.

-Become a better critical thinker.
-Learn from the mistakes of the past.

“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.”
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• “It is important to know the

past for us to understand
our present and to help us in
shaping our future.”

-JOSE P. RIZAL-
WHY IS HISTORY
IMPORTANT?

IN SUM, WE STUDY
HISTORY TO LEARN
ABOUT WHO WE
ARE – BOTH OUR
PAST AND PRESENT.
THANK YOU!
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