Question

Define History??Briefly Explain in 2000-2500 words.​

Answer 1

Answer:

History is the study of life in society in the past, in all its aspect, in relation to present

developments and future hopes. It is the story of man in time, an inquiry into the past based

on evidence. Indeed, evidence is the raw material of history teaching and learning. It is an

Inquiry into what happened in the past, when it happened, and how it happened. It is an

inquiry into the inevitable changes in human affairs in the past and the ways these changes

affect, influence or determine the patterns of life in the society. History is, or should be an

attempt to re-think the past. Collingwood (1945) is particularly interested in this concept of

history.

History aims at helping students to understand the present existing social, political, religious

and economic conditions of the people. Without the knowledge of history we cannot have the

background of our religion, customs institutions, administration and so on. The teaching of

history helps the students to explain the present, to analyze it and to trace its course. Cause-

and-effect relationship between the past and the present is lively presented in the history.

History thus helps us to understand the present day problems both at the national and

international level accurately and objectively.

In this unit we will be dealing with meaning, nature and scope of history, aims and objectives

of teaching history at secondary level and values of teaching history.

Answer 2

• ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ (ғʀᴏᴍ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ἱστορία, ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴀ, ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ "ɪɴϙᴜɪʀʏ; ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀᴄϙᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ")[2] ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ.[3][4] ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀɪɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴇʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ. "ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ" ɪs ᴀɴ ᴜᴍʙʀᴇʟʟᴀ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ, ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴘʀᴇᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs. ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇxᴛ ᴜsɪɴɢ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴄᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs, ᴏʀᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs, ᴇᴄᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴛɪғᴀᴄᴛs.
• ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍɪᴄ ᴅɪsᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴜsᴇs ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇ, ᴇxᴀᴍɪɴᴇ, ϙᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴀʟʏᴢᴇ ᴀ sᴇϙᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴs ᴏғ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.[6][7] ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴀɴs sᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴs ᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs. ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴀɴs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs ᴜsᴇғᴜʟɴᴇss ʙʏ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴅ ɪɴ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ "ᴘᴇʀsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ" ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ.