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Lecture # 1: An Introduction to World History & Civilization:

Lecture # 1: An Introduction to World History & Civilization:. Objectives To Define the concept ‘history’, ‘Culture’ and ‘Civilization’ To Discuss the Subject Matter of World History and Civilization ; and To Discuss Significance of the Course to the Students of BBA Program.

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Lecture # 1: An Introduction to World History & Civilization:

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  1. Lecture # 1: An Introduction to World History & Civilization: • Objectives • To Define the concept ‘history’, ‘Culture’ and ‘Civilization’ • To Discuss the Subject Matter of World History and Civilization; and • To Discuss Significance of the Course to the Students of BBA Program Presented by Abul Kalam AzadSenior Lecturer, GED, NUBE-mail: kalamadd@gmail.com

  2. The word ‘History’ entered the English language in 1390 with the meaning of "relation of incidents, story". History (from Greekhistoria, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation”) is the study of the human past. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyze the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Definition of History

  3. Oxford Advanced learners Dictionary says- “History is the Study of the struggles and achievements of mankind from early times to present time”. The History we read though based on facts, is, strictly speaking, ‘not factual at all, but a series of accepted judgments’. So, on the basis of these definitions, it can be said that history is the continuum of events occurring in sequence leading from the past to the present and even into the future

  4. Defining Culture Simply, culture is the way of life for an entire society such as codes of manners, dress, language, religious beliefs, rituals, norms of behavior, law and morality, arts, cooking and food habits etc. Broadly speaking, “culture is “the totality of learned” (R. T. Schaefer, Sociology) The most frequently quoted definition is by Edward Burnett Tylor (1871). He defined culture as: “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society."

  5. However, to have a vast knowledge of culture, we need to characterize the term as follows: • It covers whole things of the society • It discusses mainly human behavior of a society • It is a continuous process • Culture is a relative things • Culture is learnt • Culture is social • Culture is a stabilizing mechanism • Culture is shared • Culture is transmissive • Culture is consistent and Integrated • Culture is dynamic and Adaptive • Culture varies from Society to Society • Culture is super organic and Ideational

  6. Defining Civilization • Culture is the stock of knowledge • Culture transfers a man from his animality to the stage of man • Culture says how to behave • Culture helps a man develop his personality The words 'culture' and 'civilization' have been often used synonymously, though they have clearly defined meanings differentiating them. 'Civilization' means the betterment of ways of living, making nature bend to fulfill the needs of humankind. Many scholars defined the concept. According to MacIver & Page: Civilization is the whole apparatus of life. According to Gillin & Gillin: Civilization is a more complex and evolved form of culture.

  7. Distinction Between Culture & Civilization

  8. Elements of Culture Although cultures vary, they all have five common components: • Symbols • Language • Values • Beliefs • Norms

  9. Types of Culture There are many types of culture from different views. In terms of content, culture may be divided into two categories: material and nonmaterial . Material culture consists of manmade objects including any kind of tools, machineries, technological equipments. Non-material culture is the subjective things like religious beliefs, rituals, values, norms etc.

  10. Other Types of culture In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a group of people with a culture (whether distinct or hidden) which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong. If a particular subculture is characterized by a systematic opposition to the dominant culture, it may be described as a counterculture.

  11. Subject Matter of World History & Civilization In a general way, the subject matter of world history and civilization is everything that suffers change owing to its existence in time and space. The main subject matter of history is man and their cultures and civilizations.

  12. Significance of Studying World History & Civilization • To know the past story of mankind • To learn from the mistakes of the ancient politics. • To compare the present civilization with the ancient civilizations. • To compare the lifestyle between the ancient people and the modern people. • History is for human self knowledge. • History teaches us ‘man can do what man has done’.

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