what is history??

Answer 1

The justification of the present by reference to the past.

Answer 2

History is a big subject, I'm going to answer the question in three different parts:

First, it's important to know where History stands in relation to other intellectual disciplines, or recognize where it stands on the intellectual framework. There are five branches of knowledge: Logic, Mathematics, Science, History, and Theology/Philosophy. All human knowledge emanates from these five disciplines. So, History is one of the BIG FIVE!!!!!

Second, the conventional study of history allows the student to also know the discipline as "the study of power". Power manifests itself in different ways but the four basic examples (areas) in most political systems are as follows:

I. Political leadership
a) Military
b) Police and the courts
II. Economy (money)
III. Educational system
IV. Religion

There are 193 different countries in the world. The history student studies them individually and how they relate to each other.


Third, History is an important discipline from a theological standpoint. Most theologians consider History as the mode in which God reveals truths to man. Many theologians refer to God as "the master of history".


Unfortunately, they dont teach you how to study History in a public junior high or high school (and they ignore Theology altogether). Those social studies classes were NOT History class, not even close. Learning to know "how" and "why" something happened is different than memorizing a bunch of dates and names. History is a subject where there may be four or five (sometimes more) reasonable answers to one question; it can be a messy and troublesome subject. But it can really help develop your intellect, and aid in your discovery of the world. An excellent historian will know what will happen in the future...how does he/she do it???? It's easy, they've seen it before.....

Answer 3

In the simplest terms it is a recounting of past events. Of course its much more complex since humans are doing the recording and recounting, so there is always a bias or an agenda present. Sometimes much more overt and sometimes less. Usually history is written by the victors from their view.

Answer 4

His Story