do anyone of u like history... give me some ideas how to memorise those facts...?

Question

it is so hard to memorise all the history facts...
when it is during test i cant even remember more than 10 things...

Answer 1

Read it like you would read an exciting novel - it is pretty exciting. Try to visualize what was happening, imagine you were living there. You might not get all the dates right, but you will find it easier to remember the basic facts. Personally I am fascinated by history, but then I've always loved a good story.

Answer 2

I have to say that "garfield's whatzit" and "Mr. Ed" have by far the best and most useful answers here. I read history texts like I do novels. I want to see how things come out I want to know about these things. I love history. You have to find something about it that you love too. Go through the stuff you need to study until you find ONE thing that interests you, catches your imagination, for whatever reason. Start off by reading about that ONE thing. If the text is too boring, try to imagine what it was like back then, what the key figues were actually like in real life, try to stimulate your imagination a bit. Watch for things that seem unrelated that will suddenly "click" together, giving you a whole new viewpoint.

Next find some other part of your material that has something to do or some connection to what you were just reading. Read about that next, trying to understand all the connections between what you are reading and what you already know. Continue in that way, always starting with the things that catch your interest first.

If you get a chance, see a historical movie about the subject. Of course if its produced by Hollywood it will be completely and totally altered from the true history, but it will still help you learn if you do two things: a) watch it to gain the images and idea of what things must have been like then, get the "feel" of the historical period, and b) watch it and note all the inaccuracies and false events you can, after check with your history texts to see just what was not right in the movie.

The most successful way to learn history is to enjoy it. What ever aides that process will work.

Answer 3

Rather than trying to memorize history as a bunch of disjointed facts, instead think of it as a story. That's how I taught Social Studies. You can usually remember the plot of a movie you've seen or a book you've read, so do the same with history. I had my 6th graders telling me the story of the Pelopponesian War every day at the beginning of class. By the time they got to the test, they were giving me more information than I was asking for. For instance:

The Pelopponesian war began because the Athenians were making a bundle in protection fees from other Greek nations. The Spartans were jealous, so they started a war. For a long time, the Athenians were able to fend them off, but once the Spartans blocked their means to the sea, the Athenians were in serious trouble. It didn't help that they had a plague that killed off 2/3 of the population.

Get the idea? You incorporate dates and other information into the story.

Answer 4

Personally, once I've done all the reading I need to do and I really need to learn the basic facts and dates rather than the more interesting stuff, I make a time-line on one or two sheets of paper. I take a lined sheet, preferably unpunched, and write the dates in chronological order in the margin, writing a date down twice if two important things happened. I try to put down as precise a date as possible. Then I choose a different colour for different aspects of what I have to learn - eg people's actions. Then I write a SHORT description of what I have to learn in my own words-if possible, one line per date, and I take it everywhere with me. I test myself to see if I can remember dates and facts and read it through lots of times so I know it. I know it's a bit boring, but it really works for me, and can actually be quite satisfying as you see how much you can remember. It's all very well trying to read history like a novel, but unless you read novels VERY carefully it won't help you remember key facts. I suggest you try to use the two techniques in conjunction. Hope this helps. Good Luck!

Answer 5

Yes, I like it, because it is made up of stories. And I think it is easy to memorise facts-not all at once, but some facts at a time.

Answer 6

How I can memorize history facts easily? I use a code at times but mostly, I just re-write the important facts in another sheet of paper and write my own short descriptiond describing those facts and I study and read from that paper.

Answer 7

yeah, you do have to work at it, unless you are super smart. as an art history major, i make flash cards to connect the titles, artists, and dates with the pictures. as for remembering facts about wars and other happenings in history, they fit into the stories and pictures that go along with the art. so, i suggest that you not forget that along with the facts come the stories, which is how the rest of us remember such information.

try various methods, and soon you will find out what works for you. good luck!

Answer 8

Use mnemonics, like acronyms. The four border states during the Civil War, for example, could be remembered as Dad Might Kill Me (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri).

Answer 9

Instead of trying to learn the facts by themselves, learn how the events changed things. This will give the facts context, which is a powerful mnemonic.

Answer 10

its a bit childish, but you should make those cards, with one fact written on one card. Whenever i have a history test, i revise this way and as it is easy to remember, get good marks for it.