WHY STUDY HISTORY?
many historians have tried to define history... HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE IT?
Herodotus
GREEK
Is considered the father of history. He gave the name to this discipline as iaoteia , (greek for history) and defined it as the science that "investigates or inquires"
MARC BLOCH
French historian of the early 20th century that claims that history " is the science of humans through time". This definition is the most used by other authors. This means that the historical event is generated by an individual or group of individuals who are in a physical space and who perform an action affecting the future.
Juan Brom
german historian that claimed that history was the investigation of the "PAST"
PERIODS OF HISTORY
HISTORY SOURCES: WHAT IS EVIDENCE?
is something that shows proof or an indication that something is true.
Archaeology
paleontology
anthropology
IS HISTORY A SCIENCE????
What is history?
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WHY STUDY HISTORY?
many historians have tried to define history... HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE IT?
Herodotus
GREEK
Is considered the father of history. He gave the name to this discipline as iaoteia , (greek for history) and defined it as the science that "investigates or inquires"
MARC BLOCH
French historian of the early 20th century that claims that history " is the science of humans through time". This definition is the most used by other authors. This means that the historical event is generated by an individual or group of individuals who are in a physical space and who perform an action affecting the future.
Juan Brom
german historian that claimed that history was the investigation of the "PAST"
PERIODS OF HISTORY
HISTORY SOURCES: WHAT IS EVIDENCE?
is something that shows proof or an indication that something is true.
Archaeology
paleontology
anthropology
IS HISTORY A SCIENCE????