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Personally I would define history as any event that has happened in the past. I don't think it is necessary for it to be written because there is such thing as oral history. Oral history is the telling of past events by word of mouth. As you travel back and back in time history was mostly oral until you get to the 1700's. That was when newspapers were big in print and books were getting published. That was when they could put history on paper very easily. Also common campfire stories can be sort of oral history because some of them are based on real events. .
Two years ago I asked my Social Studies Teacher why do we study history. He told me that if you study the past you will have a better future. I have yet to fully understand what he had told me but I sort of get the idea. I think he was trying to tell me that in life if I study and try hard it would pay off in the future. I also think that the past can and probably will repeat itself some day. If we study the past we will be ready for the future and hopefully prevent anything bad happening. For example, before September 11th nobody thought twice about airline security and the Al-Quaida terrorist group. I never heard of Osama bin Laden and the Al-Quaida before that tragic day. But then after that day people are insecure of airlines and are worried about another terrorist attack. Then we put more security into effect in airports and on airplanes. Hopefully that will help us in the future to prevent any attacks on the nation.
We can learn about the past by reading books about history or even better we can interview people that were there witnessing the event. For example you could interview a nazi soldier or a survivor of the holocaust for world war two. You could interview a survivor from the September 11th attacks or you could interview a person that was at Wall Street at the time of the stock market crash. We can also research books and articles in the newspaper and in the library.
What is History? So, what is History? When I told someone I was giving a talk on History and what it is, they said, "and you only have an hour?" No doubt everyone in this room has some idea of what History is, or isn't. ... They were so taken with their own visions of what was historical, they never saw what was probably a greater, more unique history right there under their noses. ...
What is World History? World history is the study of the ways in which the world changes over time. ... When studying World History it is necessary to look well beyond a single notion and find the true origins of where a given event actually started and what other systems that the event has had an effect on. ... When studying World History it must be taken into account why Columbus was looking for another route to eastern Asia and what the trade situation was throughout the rest of the world, including Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. ... This examination of interactions be...
Abstract This essay contains a few reasons of how history as a discipline is beneficial to society and the purpose history overall. ... As well as using History of California journal as an example on how a history journal works and the contents. ... There is a sense of Identity that comes with learning history. ... What some people may not understand is that history is a powerful subject because it is knowledge. ... There is the development of Los Angeles, as well as Mexican California, and the development of railroads and how they helped shape what California is today. ...
Writing traditions do consist in ancient history in Africa, but most Africans prefer the traditions of African storytelling and oral history. ... For example in the first pages the griot introduces himself and tells what his job is and why he is important. ... (Niane, 1) An oral tradition is accurate, so the historians won't have to worry about researching what the griots tell them. ... I will give you my father's words just as I received them; royal griots do not know what lying is." ... History also says that Sundiata set up administrative system based on provinces, which accommod...
What is History? History is what our nation is and was built on, the early settlers, their government, and even how they behaved during their every day life. ... History is also not all facts. ... That is what mostly gets me interested in History; I never liked to consider things set in stone, and so History gives me a chance to argue what I think is fact, or the author's opinion. ... History is not what grade you got on your homework in 7th grade, or what color shoes you wore back then. ...
As Edward Carr said in What is History, "historical facts are the same for all historians and which form the backbone of history (Carr 8)." ... Ludwik Fleck believed the same for he once said that "What actually thinks within a person is not the individual himself but his social community (Fleck)." ... It is constantly hounded by the theories of society and it is the job of your framework to find out what fact is and what fiction is. ... In essence, we are our history. ... in studying history. ...
What exactly is History? History can be defined in a number of ways. ... While there are many different interpretations as to what history is all about, there are some common characteristics that they all share in common. ... Since a whole lot of a historian's job is based around guesswork, it can be seen like detective work, making intuitive judgments from what information is available. ... This means there will unlikely be any history written in stone, but history can at least give us some valuable insights into the nature of the human psyche, and with that, valuable insight...
In 7th century BC, Celts started inhabiting British Isles. Those Celtic tribes of the La Tene culture were Gaels, Britones and Belgae. Britones inhabited the biggest part of Great Britain and that's one of the reasons why the island got that name. Around 55 BC, Romans came to the Britain for the fir...
