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SS1 History

Historical skills (ancient and modern approaches)

Overview

Explain the meaning of historical skills Describe ancient and modern approaches to history

What you'll learn
  • Collection of data
  • Interpretation/ analysis of evidence which could be biased, fragmented or partly incorrect
  • Try to discover the pattern of meaning to enduring questions of human life.
  • 2nd Century BC Greek Historians including Polybius saw history as a struggle for power among nations
  • -Christian and Muslim Historians (e.g. Ibn Khaldum) saw history as working out of divine plan
  • Hegel saw history as Gods purpose working out mans freedom
  • In 19th Century Historians see history as working towards the progressive triumph of science.
  • African History saw history as an instrument of Nationalism.