History

documentation of the past; important

happenings in the past that has an impact in
the present

historia (greek) - knowledge acquired

through inquiry or investigation
historia (latin) - account of the past

no document, no history; to see is to believe

nobles and royal families have instructed to

write histories about them and to look for
documents in the past for compilation

many ancient civilization have rich history

and traditions but they have no written
document about them;

how to validate the source of history?

the perspective of the author can make

biases

history is multi perspective

weigh things through our own research