Question

What is history? Explain

Answer 1

Hi friend..

The study of past is known as history..

in other words.. the study of human nature and change is known as history...

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Answer 2

Here is ur answer mate,

History

The study of History is an attempt by people today to understand the lives of people in the past.Historians - the people who study history - look at primary sources - those writings and artefacts that have survived - and try to piece together a realistic picture of life in previous years.

Prehistory

Writing has existed for around 5,500 years.The period before written records is called prehistory.

Sources of history

What we know of history is based on material evidence,such as buildings,roads,tools, artworks and clothes;written evidence,such as books;and oral evidence handed down through generations.All these sources provide valuable information about past societies and the people who created them.

Material evidence

By piecing together material evidence,historians can discover much about the people of the time.

Written evidence

Books,diaries,poems,letters,account books,receipts, state document and newspapers are all written evidence and help historians in work.

Oral history

Many societies know their own history,even though they have not written it down.

Records of history

All primary sources,whether photographic or written, need careful study,because they may be biased,that is, illustrate a subjective (personal) viewpoint.

Propaganda

Historical evidence may be altered to serve political needs.

Dark ages

Historians often label historical periods,though people of the time may not have agreed with the label.The chaotic period in Europe after the Roman Empire fell

(c.500) is often called Dark Ages,yet in places it was a time of culture and learning.

Timeline

• c.400s BC Herodotus writes history of Greek-Persian wars.
• c.800 Monks begin the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
• 1380s Arab history Ibn Khaldun writes Kitab al-Ibar,to explain why civilizations rise and fall.
• 1800s History established as an academic subject, with the emphasis on primary sources,rather than interpretation.
• 1860s Karl Marx(1818-83) argues a view of history in which economic factors determine events.
• 1930s French historians of the Annales school concentrate on social history.
• 1960s Historians focus on people previously ignored in accounts of history,such as women.
• 1992 US historian Francis Fukuyama argues that the fall of communalism"ended"history.

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