1. What is history?
- History is the knowledge of past events and understanding of its inevitable influence on the outcomes that occur thereafter. It is the steps taken as people, society, and our world developed into its modern state. History is also the knowledge of knowing and asking (WHY?) certain decisions were made and the understanding of what benefits and or conflicts arose because of the decision made. 2. What does history include? What does it not include?
- Everyone has a distinct definition for what History includes and doesn’t include. In my perspective, History includes everything that can implement a drastic change of our way of life in a matter of time. To me History can in fact coincide with current events, yet must affect not only an individual but an entire (specific) population. However, History must be proven with evidence with factual and trust worthy sources. On the contrary, History does not include anything that has not been documented and or supernatural sources that cannot be proven. Even though such myths or documentation can be the basis of specific cultures and its founding history the information provided can be bias and exaggerated greatly not giving factual and dependable historical documentation.
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What materials or sources does it use?
- When studying History historians use primary and secondary sources. Primary sources being a direct source of information refers to anything involved with the situation/ topic being researched and has no biasness of the topic whatsoever. Examples include Physical remains, visual records, written records, and geographic records. On the other hand, secondary sources refer to information such as primary sources, that has been interpreted and or analyzed by someone who was not firsthand involved in the situation and or event. Secondary sources include textbooks, interview analysis, and other historian