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    Readings in Philippine History Lesson 1

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    READINGS IN PHILIPPINE

    HISTORY
    WHAT IS HISTORY?
    The word "history" means the search for knowledge
    and truth, a searching to find out.
    It is any integrated narrative or description of past
    events or facts written in a spirit of critical inquiry.
    The term history was derived from the Greek word
    "historia" which means inquiry or knowledge acquired
    from investigation.
    NATURE OF HISTORY
    History is the study of the present in the light of the
    past.
    History is the study of man.
    History is concerned with man in time.
    History is concerned with man in space.
    History provides an objective record of happenings.
    History is multisided.
    NATURE OF HISTORY
    History is a dialogue between the events of the past
    and progressively emerging future ends.
    History is not only narration but it is also an analysis.
    Continuity and coherence are the necessary requisites
    of history.
    History is relevant.
    History is comprehensive.
    WHY STUDY HISTORY?
    1.To learn about the past.
    2.To understand the present.
    3.To appreciate our heritage in a broad
    perspective.
    4.To acquire a background for critical thinking.
    HISTORY IS A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED.
    Finding out about history is a lot like trying to solve a
    mystery
    • You must look for clues.
    • You must interpret those clues
    • You must bring all the clues together to shed light on
    each other.
    • You must reinterpret each clue every time you find a new
    clue.
    • You must then try fill in the gaps and come to an
    educated conclusion.
    SOURCES
    It is anything that gives us a clue
    about history.
    Categories of Sources
    Primary source
    Secondary source
    PRIMARY SOURCE
    It is regarded as the source of “best evidence”.
    These are the original documents or remains, the
    first witnesses to a fact.

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