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Do Now: How do historians come to the understanding of what occurred in the past?

Do Now: How do historians come to the understanding of what occurred in the past? What ways is the past written about and on what levels? Is the study of the past more like Science or English? Explain.

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Do Now: How do historians come to the understanding of what occurred in the past?

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  1. Do Now: How do historians come to the understanding of what occurred in the past? What ways is the past written about and on what levels? Is the study of the past more like Science or English? Explain. What affects the way in which each historian approaches the study of the past? What influences them? Explain the following quote LINK:Other History Quotes "If you do not like the past, change it." William L. Burton

  2. What is historiography? What is historiography? - Video Things to Consider: Hitler: Savior of Germany or Anti-semite Ho Chi Minh – Communist Terrorist of Vietnam or Nationalist for the people Martin Luther King – Peaceful Protestor or Communist misogynist

  3. Furay and Salevouris (1988) define historiography as "the study of the way history has been and is written — the history of historical writing... When you study 'historiography' you do not study the events of the past directly, but the changing interpretations of those events in the works of individual historians."

  4. Directions: • Choose one quote from the beginning of your Columbus packet and describe its importance to the study of history. • Read the article • There are two major parts to this assignment that need to be answered thoroughly • Why is the creation of the Columbus ‘Hero’ legend so important for high school history textbooks to misrepresent the past? • Describe four instances in which you found a substantial change in the way history actually occurred and the way it has been represented by history textbooks.

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