CHAPTER 1:

MEANING AND
RELEVANCE OF
HISTORY
Do history
repeats itself?
HISTORY

G. HISTORIA
Inquiry or knowledge acquired
from investigations.
History is the record of
what one age finds
worthy to note in
another.
- Buckhardt
Nature of History
History is a study of the
present in the light of the
past.
Nature of History

History is the study of

man.
Nature of History
History is
concerned
with man
in time.
Nature of History
History is
concerned
with man in
space.
Nature of History
History
provides an objective
record of happenings.
Nature of History
History is
multisided.
 Nature of History
History is a dialogue
between the events of
the past and
progressively emerging
future ends.
Nature of History
History is not only narration
but it is also an analysis.
Nature of History
Continuity and coherence are
the necessary requisites of
history.
Nature of History
History is relevant.
Nature of History
Historyis
comprehensive.
Relevance of History
History helps us
understand people
and societies.
Relevance of History

History contributes
to moral
understanding.
Nature of History

History
provides identity
Nature of History

Studying history is
essential for good
citizenship.
Nature of History

History is useful
in the world
work.
The 6 W Questions Chapter

What happened?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Why did it happen?
To whom did it happen?
What were its consequences?
 Who make history?
Historian - writes and studies the records of the past.
Cryptographer- deciphers the meanings of ancient writings.

Archeologist- studies the remains of ancient civilizations.

Anthropologist- gives a background on the cultural history
of ancient peoples.
PRIMARY &
SECONDARY
SOURCES
Primary sources

Provides direct or
firsthand evidence about
event, an object, a person,
or a work of art.
Primary sources

Primary sources are

absolutely fundamental to
history.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRIMARY
SOURCES
Literary or cultural sources
Novels, plays, poems (published and in manuscript
form)
Television shows, movies , or videos
Paintings or photographs
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRIMARY
SOURCES
Accounts that describe events, people or ideas
Newspaper
Chronicles or historical accounts
Essays and Speeches
Memoirs, diaries, journals and letters
Philosophical treatises or manifestos
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRIMARY
SOURCES
Information about people
Census record
Obituaries
News paper articles
 Autobiographies
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRIMARY
SOURCES
Finding information about a place
Maps and atlases
Census information
Statistics
Photographs
City directories
Local libraries or historical societies
DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRIMARY
SOURCES
Finding information about an organization
Archives
THEE TYPES OF WRITTEN SOURCES

Narrative sources or literary sources

Ittell a story or message.
These include diaries, films, biographies, leading
philosophical works and scientific works.
THEE TYPES OF WRITTEN SOURCES

Diplomatic sources
Include charters and other legal documents which
observe a set of format.
THEE TYPES OF WRITTEN SOURCES

Social documents
Records created by organizations, such as
registered births and tax records.
Secondary sources

interpretations and
analysis based on available
sources.
1.WHY IS PRIMARY
SOURCES MORE
CREDIBLE AND
RELIABLE TO USE THE
PRIMARY SOURCES.
1. WHY IS PRIMARY SOURCES
MORE CREDIBLE AND RELIABLE
TO USE AS SOURCE OF OUR
HISTORY?
2. HOW CAN BE ORAL GATHERING
OF HISTORY DEPENDABLE AS A
PRIMARY RESOURCES?