1. History (from Ancient Greek: ἱστορία, romanized: historíā, lit. 'inquiry; know-how obtained
through investigation')[2] is the look at and the documentation of the past.[3][4] Events before
the invention of writing structures are taken into consideration prehistory. "History" is an
umbrella time period comprising beyond occasions in addition to the memory, discovery, series,
agency, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians searching for expertise of the
past the use of historical assets which include written documents, oral accounts, artwork and
fabric artifacts, and ecological markers.[5] History is also an educational subject which takes
advantage of narrative to explain, take a look at, question, and examine beyond events, and
inspect their patterns of motive and impact.[6][7] Historians regularly debate which narrative
quality explains an occasion, in addition to the importance of different reasons and outcomes.
Historians also debate the character of history as an result in itself, in addition to its usefulness to
offer attitude at the problems of the prevailing.[6][8][9][10] Stories not unusual to a specific
culture, however no longer supported by external assets (such as the testimonies surrounding
King Arthur), are usually labeled as cultural background or legends.[11][12] History differs from
delusion in that it's miles supported by verifiable proof. However, historical cultural influences
have helped spawn variant interpretations of the nature of records that have developed over the
centuries and maintain to alternate nowadays. The modern-day have a look at of history is huge-
ranging, and consists of the examine of precise regions and the examine of sure topical or
thematic elements of historic research. History is regularly taught as part of number one and
secondary schooling, and the educational examine of records is a chief subject in college
research. Herodotus, a 5th-century BC Greek historian, is regularly taken into consideration the
"father of history" inside the Western culture,[13] despite the fact that he has additionally been
criticized because the "father of lies".[14][15] Along along with his contemporary Thucydides,
he helped form the principles for the current observe of beyond activities and societies.[16] Their
works remain examine nowadays, and the space among the culture-centered Herodotus and the
navy-targeted Thucydides remains a factor of contention or technique in cutting-edge ancient
writing. In East Asia, a country chronicle, the Spring and Autumn Annals, was reputed thus far
from as early as 722 BC, even though simplest 2nd-century BC texts have survived.
![History (from Ancient Greek: ἱστορία, romanized: historíā, lit. 'inquiry; know-how obtained
through investigation')[2] is the look at and the documentation of the past.[3][4] Events before
the invention of writing structures are taken into consideration prehistory. "History" is an
umbrella time period comprising beyond occasions in addition to the memory, discovery, series,
agency, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians searching for expertise of the
past the use of historical assets which include written documents, oral accounts, artwork and
fabric artifacts, and ecological markers.[5] History is also an educational subject which takes
advantage of narrative to explain, take a look at, question, and examine beyond events, and
inspect their patterns of motive and impact.[6][7] Historians regularly debate which narrative
quality explains an occasion, in addition to the importance of different reasons and outcomes.
Historians also debate the character of history as an result in itself, in addition to its usefulness to
offer attitude at the problems of the prevailing.[6][8][9][10] Stories not unusual to a specific
culture, however no longer supported by external assets (such as the testimonies surrounding
King Arthur), are usually labeled as cultural background or legends.[11][12] History differs from
delusion in that it's miles supported by verifiable proof. However, historical cultural influences
have helped spawn variant interpretations of the nature of records that have developed over the
centuries and maintain to alternate nowadays. The modern-day have a look at of history is huge-
ranging, and consists of the examine of precise regions and the examine of sure topical or
thematic elements of historic research. History is regularly taught as part of number one and
secondary schooling, and the educational examine of records is a chief subject in college
research. Herodotus, a 5th-century BC Greek historian, is regularly taken into consideration the
"father of history" inside the Western culture,[13] despite the fact that he has additionally been
criticized because the "father of lies".[14][15] Along along with his contemporary Thucydides,
he helped form the principles for the current observe of beyond activities and societies.[16] Their
works remain examine nowadays, and the space among the culture-centered Herodotus and the
navy-targeted Thucydides remains a factor of contention or technique in cutting-edge ancient
writing. In East Asia, a country chronicle, the Spring and Autumn Annals, was reputed thus far
from as early as 722 BC, even though simplest 2nd-century BC texts have survived.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/document-part-4-220606190008-a7616ac9/85/document-part-4-doc-1-320.jpg)
