Sources Of History
SOURCES
INFORMATION
PRIMARY
Written records: narratives,
manuscripts, public documents,
letters diaries
Material: artifacts, fossils, relics
People: Eyewitness (his/her
account)
FACTS ABOUT
THE PAST
SECONDARY
Magazines, newspapers,
pamphlets, typescripts, and
articles and books written about
the primary sources
Geography
Philosophy
Statistics
Economics
Subjects Related to History
Psychology
Chemistry
Geology
Archeology
Anthropology
Definition of terms
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Geography- Science that deals with the earth
and its life; the description of land, sea and air.
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Statistics- a branch of Mathematics dealing with
the collection, analysis, and presentation of
masses of numerical data.
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Psychology-the study of mind and behavior
(mental characteristics of an individual or group)
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Geology-a science that deals with the history of
the earth and its life.
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Anthropology-the study of human beings in
relation to distribution, origin, classification and
relationship of races, physical character,
environmental and social relations and culture.
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Archeology/ Archaeology-the study of material
remains( fossil, relics, artifacts and monuments)
of past human life and activities.
Fossils- a remnant or trace of an animal or plant.
Relics-human remains
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Artifacts-tool or ornaments
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Chemistry-science that deals with the
composition, structure and properties of
substances.
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Economics- concerned chiefly with the
description and analysis of the production,
distribution and consumption of goods and
services.
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Philosophy-beliefs, concepts and attitudes of an
individual or group.