Question

Why historiography introduced in history

Answer 1

This course provides an introduction to the subject of History. Much of the content here was developed by the now defunct Department of Philosophy of History. Students can use these resources to learn about History and its methodologies.

History is the study of systematically collected information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of humans, families, and societies as preserved primarily through written sources. History is thus usually distinguished from prehistory by the widespread adoption of writing in the area under study. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills.

Answer 2

Answer:(i) The tradition of writing a historical narrative  

was not prevalent1

in the ancient societies of the  

world.

(ii) Ancient people also felt the need of passing on  

the stories of the life and valour of their ancestors  

to the next generation.

(iii) They used various means like cave paintings,  

story telling, singing songs and ballads, etc. for  

the purpose.

(iv) So these traditional means are looked upon as the  

sources of history in the modern historiography

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