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What is History ?
> The study of the past is called history'
> The English word history' is derived from the Greek word 'Historia' meaning research, inquiry of investigation. Thus, knowledge acquired by investigation know as 'Historia'
> The Greek historian Herodotus (484 BC-425 BC) was the first real historian of the would . he wrote only one book The Histories (430 BC) . The Histories (430 BC) . The Histories describe the background and events of the Graeco-persian / Greek- Iranian wars. first all the roman philosopher Cicero (106 BC -43 BC)called him The Father of History
> The German historian Leopold von Rank (1795-1886 AD) is know an The Father of Modern History According to Rank , the task of historian was to describe the past as it actually was [wie es eingentlich gewesen (German word)--what it (the past) actually was (English translation)]
> The German philosopher Hegel (1770-18831 AD) once said History repeats itself , later on German economist and philosopher Karl Marx (1818-83 AD) exetended the line : History repeats itself first as tragedy , second as farce."
> According to British historian E. H. Carr (1892-1982 AD): "History is an unending dialogue between past and present
Some important term associated with time are---
. Decade - The period of 10 year
. First Half - First 50 years of a century i,e , the period from
(of a century) 1st year to 50th year
. Second Half - :Last 50 year of a century i.e. the period from
(of a century) 51st year to 100th year
. Century- the period of 100 years
. Millennium - the period of 1,000 years
. Circa--Ca./C.- If the exact data is not known then the word 'circa' is used with the data. In short, circa is denoted as ca. or C. Example : C. 1,500 BC-600 BC: the Vedic Culture Period means that the exact data of Vedic Culture Period is not know but it (C. 1500 BC-600 BC) is some where close to that
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