Guide to the Ancient World History
Guide to the Ancient World History
1. History and Historiography 1 Introduction HistOl Broadest sense: is the totality ofall past events limited sense: is the known past Historiography: The written record of What is known ofhuman lives and societies in the past; How historians have attempted to understand them. Historian: To collect and recordfacts about the human past; To discovernew facts
I. History and Historiography 1. Introduction ⚫ History ⚫ Broadest Sense: is the totality of all past events; ⚫ limited Sense: is the known past. ⚫ Historiography: The written record of ⚫ What is known of human lives and societies in the past; ⚫ How historians have attempted to understand them. ⚫ Historian: ⚫ To collect and record facts about the human past; ⚫ To discover new facts
1. History and Historiography 2. Sources and facts Sources Testimony from living witnesses, ● Narrative records ● Previous histories ● Memoirs Letters Imaginative literature
I. History and Historiography 2. Sources and Facts ⚫ Sources ⚫ Testimony from living witnesses; ⚫ Narrative records ⚫ Previous histories ⚫ Memoirs ⚫ Letters ⚫ Imaginative literature;
1. History and Historiography 2. Sources and facts Sources Testimonyfrom living witnesses, The legal and financial records of courts, legislatures, religious institutions, or businesses; The unwritten information derivedfromthe physicalremains of past civilizations e Architecture Crafts Burial grounds ● Cultivated land
I. History and Historiography 2. Sources and Facts ⚫ Sources ⚫ Testimony from living witnesses; ⚫ The legal and financial records of courts, legislatures, religious institutions, or businesses; ⚫ The unwritten information derived from the physical remains of past civilizations ⚫ Architecture ⚫ Arts ⚫ Crafts ⚫ Burial Grounds ⚫ Cultivated Land
. History and Historiography 2. Sources and facts Sources ● Evidence& Facts Sources provide the evidence o To decipher facts from the evidence
I. History and Historiography 2. Sources and Facts ⚫ Sources ⚫ Evidence & Facts ⚫ Sources provide the evidence ⚫ To decipher facts from the evidence