What is history as defined in the Origins and Scope of History?
A representation and reconstruction of the past based on investigation and writing.
When and where did the first chronicles appear?
In Mesopotamia at the beginning of the third millennium BC.
What subjects did history initially focus on before expanding?
War, politics, and religion.
When did history become an autonomous university discipline in France?
In 1907.
History definition
Reconstruction of the past through investigation.
Herodotus's role
Father of history, recorded Greek achievements.
Thucydides's contribution
Introduced rational, seeking truth in history.
History as discipline
Initially about war, politics; expanded to society.
School of Annales
French, early 20th century, long-term context study.
Origins of geography
Study of Earth's features and distribution.
Geopolitics first used
By Leibniz, in 1679.
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2. Concerning the origins and scope of history, tick the correct statements:
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