Categories: All - study - sources - history - people

by Toh Cagney 9 years ago

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What History is about?

The discipline of history revolves around the investigation and interpretation of past events to construct a coherent understanding of how societies have evolved. It begins with the collection and examination of various sources, which can include written documents and physical artifacts left behind by previous generations.

What History is about?

What History is about?

History

constructing knowledge
when was it constructed?

examine sources & make sense

of information obtained

support conclusions

how?

gather sources information

Sources are clues

help answering question

provide information

use to construct knowledge

from

early past

asking question

HELP constructing knowledge

what is history

past
study

how we study?

Gathering sources

information

help answering questions

write logical conclusion

past in response

examine the sources

extract information

respond question asked

ask question

to construct knowledge

begin inquiry into

Singapore early past

question such as:

How is knowledge of singapore's early past construted?

study sources

from past

object owned

used

left behind

why we study?

LEARN from past

improvement & success

CHANGE present & future

repeat success

not to REPEAT same mistake

want to find out

what consequences

why it happen

who were involved

where happen

when happen

what happen

what we study?

people

important

improve the world

impact on world

good or bad

contribute changes

EVENTS

things that happen