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   His·to·ry

   /ˈhist(ə)rē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the study of past events, particularly in human affairs: "medieval European history" Similar the pastformer timeshistorical eventsdays of oldthe old daysthe good old daystime gone bybygone daysthe before timesyesterdayantiquityliterary:days of yorethe olden daysyesteryeararchaic:the eldOpposite the future
   • ▪ the past considered as a whole: "letters that have changed the course of history" Similar backgroundpastfamily backgroundlife storyantecedentsexperiencesadventuresfortunes
   • 2. the whole series of past events connected with someone or something: "the history of Aegean painting"
   • ▪ an eventful past: "the group has quite a history"
   • ▪ a past characterized by a particular thing: "his family had a history of insanity"
   • 3. a continuous, typically chronological, record of important or public events or of a particular trend or institution: "a history of the labor movement" Similar chroniclearchiverecordreportnarrativestoryaccountstudytalesagamemoirbiographyautobiographypublic recordsannals
   • ▪ a historical play: "Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies"
   • 4. a record kept by a web browser of the web pages and other files it has been used to access: "when you see advertisements on the site, they are in relation to what you're searching for, not your history"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also as a verb): via Latin from Greek historia ‘finding out, narrative, history’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit2.

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   5 days ago · Making History argues that historians have damagingly dissociated the discipline of history from the everyday nature of history, defining their work only in scholarly terms. Exploring the relationship between history and society, Kalela makes the case for a more participatory historical research culture, in which historians take account of ...

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   • History is a narration of the events which have happened among mankind, including an account of the rise and fall of nations, as well as of other great changes which have affected the political and social condition of the human race.—John J. Anderson. 1876. A Manual of General History. History is not what you thought. It is what you remember.

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   What is Big History?

   • Big History takes such arguments a step further. Instead of arguing for histories of the whole world, it argues for histories of everything by linking human history to many other kinds of history. Big History literally tells the story of the whole of the Universe, from its creation, 13.8 billion years ago, in the Big Bang.

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   What is the ‘responsibility of historians?

   • He deals first with the ‘responsibility’ of historians to bring their ‘ethical, moral, political and ideological values’ (p. 123) into their histories such that the product is ‘history artwork’ done by an ‘expressionist historian’.

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   Why is making history important?

   • Making History not only asks provocative questions about the role of the historian, it also provides practical guidance for students and historians on planning research projects with greater public impact.

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5. libguides.cfcc.edu › HistoryWhat is History? - History - Cape Fear Community College

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   May 20, 2024 · History Definition. History is a narration of the events which have happened among mankind, including an account of the rise and fall of nations, as well as of other great changes which have affected the political and social condition of the human race.—John J. Anderson. 1876. A Manual of General History.

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   May 23, 2024 · In The Future of History Alan Munslow tackles the big problem facing historians in the 21st century, the problem of whether history as we know it has a future and, if not, what historians should do about that. Munslow sees the main problem as methodological and, while this book does not solve that problem, it makes it inescapable, and provides ...

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   May 3, 2024 · Historiography - Analysis, Sources, Interpretation: This theme naturally leads to an exploration of the artistic elements in history. It is as naive to think of the historian merely writing up findings as to picture him handing over facts to the sociologist to be allocated to the proper laws. Some idea of the literary forms that history might ...

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   May 10, 2024 · The three ages of the ancient world — Stone, Bronze, and Iron — encompass the formative years of human history in most regions. Learn how we went from dwelling in caves to building civilizations over millions of years. By Jack Knudson. May 10, 2024 6:00 AM.

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   May 12, 2024 · History is the study of past events and their causes. It is an academic discipline that covers many different things, including the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation and interpretation of historical information.