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Readings in Philippine History Lesson 1

This document discusses the nature and purpose of history. It defines history as the search for knowledge and truth about past events through critical inquiry. History studies how humans have changed over time and space, providing an objective record of the past to help understand the present and appreciate cultural heritage. Studying history helps develop critical thinking skills. The document compares unraveling history to solving a mystery by finding and interpreting clues from various primary and secondary sources to piece together the past.

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Readings in Philippine History Lesson 1

This document discusses the nature and purpose of history. It defines history as the search for knowledge and truth about past events through critical inquiry. History studies how humans have changed over time and space, providing an objective record of the past to help understand the present and appreciate cultural heritage. Studying history helps develop critical thinking skills. The document compares unraveling history to solving a mystery by finding and interpreting clues from various primary and secondary sources to piece together the past.

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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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