Used in TNCT subject

2. WHAT IS HISTORY?
"History . . . is indeed little more than the
register of the crimes, follies, and
misfortunes of mankind." Edward Gibbon
According to Webster’s Dictionary:
• a chronological record of significant
events (as affecting a nation or institution)
often including an explanation of their
causes
• a branch of knowledge that records and
explains past events <medieval history>
• a : events that form the subject
matter of a history b : events of the past

3. HISTORY
 From the Greek word “historia” which
means “inquiry”, knowledge acquired by
investigation.
 It is the systematic inquiry of man’s
recorded past for the purpose of
establishing causal relationships, validating
historical facts, and reconstruction of
chronological events.
 It is an umbrella term that relates to past
events as well as the memory, discovery,
collection, organization, presentation and
interpretation of information about these

4. -Herodotus is regarded as the
“Father of History,” while the
name of the subject is taken
from the Greek word “istoria”
which translates to knowing by
inquiry.
-Scholars who write about
history are called
HISTORIANS.

5. WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY?

6. WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY?
• To learn from past mistakes, and not
to repeat them.
• To know where we come from
• To learn the origin of our everyday
life
• To be wiser

7. WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY?
Traditionally, historians
have recorded events of
the past, either in
writing or by passing on
an oral tradition, and
have attempted to
answer historical
questions through the
study of written
documents and oral

8. WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY?
For the beginning, historians
have also used such sources
as monuments, inscriptions,
and pictures. In general, the
sources of historical
knowledge can be separated
into three categories: what is
written, what is said, and
what is physically
preserved, and historians
often consult all three. But
writing is the marker that

9. • It is important to study history so
one may learn about past human
behavior that is relevant to the
intellectual growth and
development of an individual.
• Studying the events of the past
gives us an understanding on how
the world came to be, not only in
your world but around the world
including all cultures of people as
well as nature.

10. • By learning about the causes and
effects of events in history, people
can learn better ways to deal with
conflict among nations and
individuals.
• Studying the history of
environmental changes can enhance
a healthier lifestyle for mankind as
well as prevent the extinction of
plants and animals, which could
disturb our ecosystem.

11. • Although human behavior is
unpredictable at times, a
better understanding through
the study of history can
provide valuable insight for
our future generations.

12. SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND
OURSELVES
OTHERS
THE WORLD

13. WHO WRITES HISTORY?

14. WHO WRITES HISTORY?
There are many people who
participate in the process. We
could call them historians, but
there are also other scientists
and branches involved:
Archaeologists
Anthropologists
Chemists
Linguists
Etc…

15. WHO WRITES HISTORY?
ARCHAELOGISTS: The purpose of
archaeology is to learn more about past
societies and the development of the human
race. Over 99% of the history of humanity
has occurred within prehistoric cultures,
who did not make use of writing, thereby not
leaving written records about themselves
that we can study today. Without such
written sources, the only way to learn about
prehistoric societies is to use archaeology.

16. WHO WRITES HISTORY?
ANTHROPOLOGISTS: They are the
academics who study humankind. They
deal with all that is characteristic of the
human experience, from physiology
and the evolutionary origins to the
social and cultural organization of
human societies as well as individual
and collective forms of human
experience

17. WHERE DO WE GET THE INFORMATION FROM?
Sources: A source is also someone or
something from which you obtain
information
• Chronicle: a record of events in the
order in which they happened
• Archaeological:
• Fossils, excavation sites,
ornaments, buildings, tombs, etc.
• Oral:
• Stories, fables, myths, witnesses,
etc.
• Written:
• Records, inventories, books,
poems, etc.
• Multimedia:
• Photographs, videos, radio, etc.

18. WHERE DO WE GET THE INFORMATION FROM?
Cast of bodies
from the site
of Pompeii,
near Naples.

19. HOW CAN WE APPLY IT TO OUR EVERYDAY
LIFE?

20. KNOWLEDGE CHECK:
1.History is a science which
deals with
_______________________.
2. He was known as the Father
of History?
3. Why do we have to study
History?