Reading in the Philippines history

1. READINGS IN
PHILIPPINE
HISTORY

2. INTRODUCTION TO
HISTORY:
DEFINITION, ISSUES,
SOURCES, AND
METHODOLOGY

3. What
is
History?

4. Derived from Greek word
historia which means
“knowledge acquired through
inquiry or investigation.”
HISTORY
Study of the past.

5. Does History
repeat itself?

6. Lessons from the past can be
used to make sense of the
present.
HISTORY
 Learning of past mistakes
can help to not repeat
them.

7. Became known as the
account of the past of a
person or of a group
through written
documents and
historical evidences.
HISTORIA

8. It was focused on
writing about wars,
revolutions and other
important
breakthroughs.
HISTORY

9. What
counts as
History?

10. “No document, no
history”
It means that unless a
written document can prove
a certain historical event,
then it cannot be
considered as a historical
fact.

11.  This loophole was
recognized by the
historians who started
using other kinds of
historical sources, which
may not be written in
form but were just as
valid.

12. Examples:
 Artifacts
 Architecture

13. Why do we
need to
study the
History?

14.  It is important to study history
because it helps us
understand situations in the
present.
It is of vital importance to the
human race because it primarily
recounts the rise and fall of
human civilizations.

15.  Can provide us with insight
into our cultures of origin
as well as cultures with
which we might be less
familiar, thereby increasing
cross-cultural awareness
and understanding.

16. Preventing future mistakes
is one reason why we need
to study the past. Another is
that people should be able
to see how past events
changed our lives and learn
from it.

17. •Recognition
- To recognize the people who have
made heroism in our country and
contributed to change and
independence.
- To recognize the sacrifices and
the success of
the people in the past
(sinaunang pilipino).

18. - Recognition of things that
are connected with the
past, that we enjoy now.
EXAMPLE:
• [ Writings of Rizal that
gives lifetime lessons to
the Filipino.]

19. • Sovereignty
- To recognize the heroes and the
people who have been the
reason why we are able to
achieved our independence,
freedom and ability to lead our
own country.
- Taught us to fight for our
country against all invaders.

20. From then on, people are still
fighting for their
rights.
EXAMPLE:
• [ Problem of Corruption ]
• [ Wrong and Abusive
Leadership ]

21. Fight for Territory
- since then the territorial
disputes and conquest of
territories have been acute
and to this day we continue
to experience and resist.

22.  So understanding the
linkages between past and
present is absolutely basic
for a good understanding
of being human. That, in a
nutshell, is why History
matters. It is not just
‘useful’, it is essential.

23. What is
Historiography?

24. HISTORIOGRAPHY
Study of historical writing
 The writing of history

25. Why
Historiography
is important?

26.  It helps the students have a
better understanding of
history.
Also provided with the
understanding of the facts
and the historian’s context.

27. It helps us understand why
historical events have been
interpreted so differently
over time, with a critical eye.

28. “Facts cannot
speak for
themselves”

29. HISTORIANS
 A person who studies and
writes about the past and
as an authority in it.
Interprets the facts and
organize into timeline and
establish causes

30. HISTORICAL
SOURCES

31. Two
categories of
Historical
Sources
Primary
Sources
Secondary
Sources

32. PRIMARY SOURCES
sources produced at the
same time as the event,
period or subject being
studied.
Testimony of the eyewitness

33. EXAMPLES:
•Constitution
•Newspaper
•Archival documents
•Artifacts
•Census
•Government records
•Oral testimony
•Images

34. SECONDARY SOURCES
sources which were
produced by an author who
used primary sources to
produce the material.

35. EXAMPLES:
• Books
• Textbooks
• Research
• Magazines
• Internet

36. Relevance of History
• History offers a storehouse of information
about how people and societies behave.
• The past causes the present and so the
future.
• History also provides terrain for moral
contemplation.
• Helps provide identity
• The study of history is essential for good
citizens.

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