What is history ?

Question

I would like to know about common history .

Answer 1

history, in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events.

Origins of Historical Writing

In preliterate societies, the accounts of the past are related orally, and many cultures have produced intricate and sophisticated oral histories. African peoples have long relied on oral histories to learn about their past. Starting with the medieval Islamic kingdoms of Africa some of these oral chronicles were recorded in Arabic, and sub-Saharan Africa developed its own written histories. In the 1550s the Popol Vuh, an elaborate account of the history and mythology of the Quiché people in Mexico, was recorded in Spanish.

In the older civilizations, as in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China, historical records appear immediately after the appearance of writing, for conquering kings wished to record their triumphs for all posterity. There was also some interest in the remote past, particularly genealogical interest in the glorification of royal ancestors and their achievements. There appears early, too, a strain of religious interest in showing the lessons of history, religious and ethical. Thus the early historical sections of the Bible are concerned with the manifestation of God's will in the events of human existence, while they show the same genealogical interests as the king lists of other peoples.

Answer 2

History is the study of cause and effect regarding events that happened.

i.e. Most of us are aware of the long conflict between Ireland and England which began in the first of the 17th century and continues to this day. Until the last several years, it was in the news daily, but what was its beginnings. The cause was that King James I of England sent lowland scots to Northern Ireland to dilute the Catholic numbers. The effect has been 300+ years of fighting between the Irish against Northern Ireland (which is part of Great Britain) and Great Britain.

Also, we hear daily of the problems between the Israeli government and the Arabic governments. That started in the 1890s when Theodore Hertzl founded the Zionist movement as a result of Pogroms in Russia and Poland and continues until today. It is much more complex than that, but that will give you an idea of what a knowledge of history really means.

It means that you can pick up the Morning Newspaper and have some understanding of what is going on where.

Answer 3

History is a term for information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. The term history comes from the Greek "ιστορία" historia, "an account of one's inquiries," and shares that etymology with the English word story.

Answer 4

History is the study of human behavior or events through time. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of past humans, families and societies as preserved primarily through written sources. History is thus usually distinguished from prehistory by the widespread adoption of writing in the area under study. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills.

Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus.

Answer 5

history in fact, is only the study of the RECORDED past. Looking at the past through object or before writing is called Archaeology. As such, history is actually only what we know about the past from what people have written.

Answer 6

History is the study of events that took place in the past. It deals with a variety of disciplines but is not limited to humanities, economics, sociology, anthropology, arts, sciences, archeology and many other.

This is interesting:
His-Story = History

Hope that answers your question.

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Answer 7

History is the study of the past and its effects.

Answer 8

History is written by people about true events happening around them..but the write-up will be based on the writer's point of view...it is influenced by subjectivity.

Answer 9

history is a TELLING of past events. What happened to so and so and when. It is stories told form generation to generation, thus His Story. It is an educated guess as to what happened at a certain point in time. Using evidence and hearsay to build a storyline.

Answer 10

History is the shifting map of people, powers, priorities, and principles that has evolved into the present. And now moved on.