HISTORY 1- Readings in Philippine History

Instructor: Diamae Grace J. Atacador

1st Semester, S.Y 2023-2024
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
Instruction: Write the question and your answer on a 1 whole yellow
paper. Write a 2-3 sentences answer. STRICTLY NO ENCODED AND
PRINTED OUTPUT.
1. What is History? Explain it on your own words.
2. Can history repeat itself? Why or why not?
3. How can history be studied?
4. What is the significance of history in the 21st century?
5. Who kills Magellan? And where did you get your answer
For me, history is the series of events that made an impact on humans and have been
revolutionary enough to be remembered by society. It also serves as a testimony to how the
ancient people lived during their times and how it evolved to this day.

I do believe that history repeats itself. The reason for that is that life is a cycle, and
people keep on doing the same thing, making the same mistakes and making the same decisions
over and over again, and that creates a cycle. And I do believe it is the nature of humans to
be on cycle. In addition, I think history cannot only repeat itself if we humans can break
the cycle of mistakes and learn to do the latter in order to create new history.

Studying history is a consequential thing to do in this world because, by

studying history, it allows us to understand the dilemmas that occurred in
this world and how they have shaped or molded the world to this point. History
can be studied through books, drawings, charts, journals, and other ancient
record books made by the first humans.

The significance of history in the 21st century is to indicate the brisk

growth and changes of the world and its people. It indicates how history has
evolved through the years from being a traditional era to a modern world.

From what I’ve learned during my basic education years, I believe that it was
Lapu-Lapu who killed Magellan. I got it from my basic education as a Hekasi
teacher.