History is derived from the greek word

historia means

Also known as the study of the past

It is also known as the account of the past of a person or a group of people through written documents and historical evidences

A significant problem when thinking about history is our habit of thinking in general terms

these fanciful stories are the gossip of history, whispered and repeated ad nauseam but seldom supported with concrete evidence

Popular histories are riddled by this

It is a sentimental attachment and unquestioning loyalty to one’s own country

It is when people view the past with fondness and affection

These phrases describe different ways of looking at the past. both are based on assumptions about who and what historians should focus on

A recent phenomenon observed in some western countries. It refers to an increasing focus on war, wartime exploits, military leaders or soldiers when studying, teaching and writing about the past

restricting this as exclusively written is a discrimination against other social classes who were not recorded in paper

History can only be recorded when there is

what this phrase means is that if there is no written document that can prove a certain event in history, then it cannot be considered as historical fact

sources produced at the same time as the event, period, or subject being studied

sources produced by an author who used primary sources to produce the material

Minutes, Newspaper clippings, records, photographs, eyewitnesses, letters, diaries, journals

Bibliographies, Biographical works, reference books, articles from magazines

It is the process by which historians gather evidence and formulate ideas about the past

It is the practice of verifying the authenticity of evidence by examining the physical characteristics

It is the examination of the truthfulness and factuality of the evidence

Examines events or processes that occurred over short spans of times

Focuses on how and why a series of events unfolded over some period

comparing two or more social settings or groups at one point in time

combines historical process research and cross - sectional comparative research. Its main purpose is to understand casual processes at work within groups and to identify general historical patterns across groups