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have you ever wondered what it would be
like if we didn't keep the record of history
imagine that you wake up one day and
realize that you have no memory of the past
past
you don't know when you were born or
where you came from
you don't know anything about your
family you don't remember a single thing
that you used to like
how would you feel if you had no
recollection of the past [Music]
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history is not just about the epic
events that had happened in the past
your birthday your first day of school
first time you wrote a bye
is also a part of history your history
everything with the past has a history
life on earth
people art countries
and even ice cream so what's the
difference between a historical event
and a tale
history is the study of past events
supported by evidence
it means that for a story to be
considered as a historical event we need
to know when
and where it occurred as well as a
record proving that it has occurred
it feels like we don't spend a single
minute that is not recorded today
however things weren't always like that
in the past photos
artifacts engravings and letters from
the past are all
records of history do you think this boy
took this photo to celebrate the day he
received his first
bike in 1921 how old do you think he was
in this photo
is it possible that he was as old as you today
what does a historian do a good
historian tracks down clues about the
past events like a detective
then he tries to reveal what exactly has
happened in the past by understanding
the cause and effect relationship
between the information and the records
he collected
history gives us information about who
we are and where we come from
history also inspires us as to what kind
of a person we want to be
human history might be full of
injustices and wars
but it's also full of great examples
about courage and virtue
history gives us a perspective on what
is important in life
for example when the world was in ruins
after world war ii
the countries established the united
nations with the aim of resolving
conflicts peacefully instead of going to war
war
being able to understand historical
events might also prevent us from making
similar mistakes
knowing about the past helps us analyze
the events happening today
it also allows us to make assumptions
about future
for example many of the precautions
taken during covid19 epidemic were based
on the past lessons learned from other epidemics
epidemics
including the great spanish flu in 1918.
events in history cannot be studied by
establishing the same conditions like
designing an experiment in a lab
so we need the support of other
scientific disciplines
in order to fully understand what has
happened in the past
there are many scientific disciplines
that help us understand history however
three of these are the most important as
they help us differentiate historical
events from tales right away
we need a scientific discipline to help
us understand when the event has
occurred chronology is the science of
arranging events in their order of
occurrence in time
we need a scientific discipline to help
us understand where the event has occurred
occurred
geography is the study of places and
relationship between people and their environments
environments
we also need a scientific discipline to
help us collect and examine evidence
archaeology is the study of material
remains stuff people have left behind in history
history
with the help of these disciplines we
can understand the conditions under
which the historical events took place
and learn what has happened in the past
even if you weren't there to see it [Music]
history is the study of past events
supported by evidence
history gives us information about who
we are where we come from and what kind
of a person we would like to be in future
future
history gives us a perspective on what
is important in life [Music]
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