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History TOK

History TOK. What is history?. Explaining the past Understanding the past Historians devote considerable energy to establishing what happened and then to why We know WWI happened but what were the main reasons. Why Study History?. A page of history is worth a volume of logic”

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History TOK

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  1. History TOK

  2. What is history? • Explaining the past • Understanding the past • Historians devote considerable energy to establishing what happened and then to why • We know WWI happened but what were the main reasons

  3. Why Study History? • A page of history is worth a volume of logic” • Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1841-1935 • “The past is never dead. It’s not even past” • William Faulkner, 1897-1962 • “Those who don’t study the past are condemned to repeat it” • George Santayana, 1863-1952

  4. History for IB • The study of history is so important that is should be a compulsory IB subject. • Think of an 2 arguments as you can for and against this claim

  5. Why Study History? • Gives us a sense of identify • Is a defense against propaganda • Enriches our understanding of human nature.

  6. Time Capsule Split in groups of 3 12 Minutes to prepare what you Would put into your time capsule Present your findings and why? 5000 years time it will be opened?

  7. How does it represent the history of today when viewed in 5000 years time? • Is it a true reflection?

  8. Why study history • Sense of identity • Defense against propaganda • Enriches our understanding of human nature

  9. 1. Sense of identity • Person and Country • Would you agree • To understand the middle east you need to know the history of the middle east • How important is it for our political leaders to know and understand History

  10. 2. Defense Against Propaganda • Think of the Lenin picture • George Orwell’s quote • Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls' the past • Do you agree

  11. Consider the following words • But how can you buy or sell the sky? the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? • Every part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people. • We know the sap which courses through the trees as we know the blood that courses through our veins. We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumed flowers are our sisters. The bear, the deer, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the dew in the meadow, the body heat of the pony, and man all belong to the same family.

  12. 3. Enriches our understanding of human nature. • By showing us what human beings have though done in a wide variety of circumstances • Does the historical record make you feel proud or ashamed of human history?

  13. Why study history – Re-cap • Sense of identity • Defense against propaganda • Enriches our understanding of human nature

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