Ext. History Revision History- What historians chose to interpret from the surviving evidence of the past Source + Historians = Histories All historians have their own views and interests due to their upbringing hence that the process of selection and interpretation distorts our ‘knowledge’ further. Issues in historiography Training of historians Objectivity in history Oral societies and history Problems of historical research Universal history Evidence- selection Source- How? Truth-
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Alexander The Great: Hollywood Vs. History Emma Watson Filmed historical movies have become a prime source of knowledge about the past. Historians can not deny that‚ but they can find glitches and certain details or events that Hollywood has tweaked that give viewers a different perception sometimes. Watching ‘Alexander’ and researching true facts about Alexander the Great has given me a clearer view on how history portrayed though Hollywood films can sometimes be misleading with
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History is taken from the Greek word historian‚ which means learning by investigation or inquiry. History traces the progress and development of man’s civilization from the ancient to the modern‚ largely based on written records. The Greeks were the first to view history with an acquiring mind. Herodotus “the Father of History” introduced a colorful and descriptive way of writing events. History can also be defined as the continuous intersection between the historians and his facts and unending dialogue
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—Inga Clendinnen‚ The History Question "Who owns the past? In a free society‚ everyone. It is a magic pudding belonging to anyone who wants to cut themselves a slice‚ from legend manufacturers through novelists looking for ready-made plots‚ to interest groups out to extend their influence." K. Jenkins – postmodernist * The historian’s purpose is to possible impose pattern on history. * Relativism… is a fact of life. * History is one of a series of discourses about the world. H. White –
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Craig US History 8/11/14 4th Pd What is history? That has been a question philosophers and historians have been asking for centuries. But really what is history? Webster dictionary defines history as "acts‚ ideas‚ or events that will or can shape the course of the future." Is that all history is a series of events leading up the present moment and then on to the future. English historian and philosopher‚ R.G. Collingwood said "History is for human self-knowledge. Knowing yourself means
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work in the Middle East has proved that much of his account of Egypt and Babylon is more accurate than was commonly assumed‚ and scholars have assessed him more carefully. (Starr‚ 149) Herodotus‚ the father of history‚ is not the most accurate historian. The difficult process of note taking in his time prevented him from keeping an accurate account of his findings. Herodotus had to rely on his memory while writing The Histories. In his accounts there are flaws in his dates and geography‚ however
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In the article of Columbus‚ the Indians and Human Progress‚ Zinn writes on how he believes society learns the history of Columbus and his discoveries. The writer suggests that even with the annihilation of human race‚ many see the success of progress and discovery. In the conclusion he also suggests that many people are telling the story of success and history through the leaders or conquerors eyes and not the minority. Zinn argues that today we read in history books what was discovered or
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allow us to understand and predict current world issues. History does not only provide us with qualitative data about the past‚ but also quantitative. History gives numbers that helps historians and economists alike. It helps economists by giving them solid data about the stock markets‚ currency and more. It helps historians because it tells them facts about population‚ environmental factors‚ and desertions during war. That’s just to name a few. The value of history is irreplaceable. History also teaches
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understood” (Green & Troup). Discuss‚ with reference to at least TWO historians. One of these must be Commager. This statement is true‚ and is supported by a range of information‚ particularly shown in ‘The Records of the Historian’ of Sima Qian and ‘The Nature and Study of History’ by Commager. Commager and Sima Qian provide evidence for how history is based on a theory and how it is eventually selected‚ filtered and understood. Historians have different ideologies and judgements‚ which make up unique
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Response to Howard Zinn article History is something we constantly refer to progress ourselves as humans‚ we learn from our mistakes and continue to strive from our successes. But who is to say what is a horrible mistake or a courageous act of valor? That which was documented about what happened so long ago‚ was done by a person who spread the story or wrote it down from their perspective. Howard Zinn’s argument that there is no
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