HISTORY PH

What is the study of the beliefs and desires, practices, and institutions of human beings called?

• Sociology

• Anthropology

• History

The word "HISTORY" comes from the Greek word istoia, which means:

• Discovery

• The past

• Learning

According to George Santayana, what does the word history now commonly mean?

• The record of human institutions

• The past of mankind

• The world's timeline

George Santayana stated that "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to what"?

• Forget it

• Repeat it

• Value it

Studying history is a must for us to recover, rewrite, and rediscover the past related to our:

• Ancestors

• Present contexts

• Future

According to the text, one benefit of looking at the past is that it teaches us to appreciate the diversity of human perceptions, beliefs, and what?

• Documents

• Cultures

• Languages

What, besides mere memorization, does the document suggest is wasted on the historical data available online?

• Critical analysis

• Technology

• Understanding the context

History is both inclusive and exclusive. It is exclusive in the sense that it dismisses those events which happened in the Philippines but:

• Had nothing to do with Filipinos.

• Were only written by colonizers.

• Were not documented.

The historian who stated that the best way to interpret, write, and think the history of our country is through the "Filipino point of view" is:

• George Santayana

• Teodoro Agoncillo

• Juan Sebastián Elcano

Agoncillo believed that viewing Philippine history largely "through foreign eyes" is a result of what?

• Historical accuracy

• Spanish influence

• Colonial hangover or colonial mentality