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.