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This document provides an overview of Chapter 1 - Background of the Study from the textbook "GEC 3 – Readings in Philippine History". It discusses the meaning, importance and relevance of history. It differentiates between primary and secondary sources, and evaluates primary sources for their credibility, authenticity and provenance. The chapter aims to help students determine the meaning of history, differentiate primary and secondary sources, and evaluate primary sources.

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GEC 3 - Module 1

This document provides an overview of Chapter 1 - Background of the Study from the textbook "GEC 3 – Readings in Philippine History". It discusses the meaning, importance and relevance of history. It differentiates between primary and secondary sources, and evaluates primary sources for their credibility, authenticity and provenance. The chapter aims to help students determine the meaning of history, differentiate primary and secondary sources, and evaluate primary sources.

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GEC 3 – Readings in Philippine History

Chapter 1
Background of the Study

Name: ______________________________ Rating: ___________


Course: __________________ Date: _____________

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. determine the meaning, importance, and relevance of history;


2. differentiate primary source from secondary source; and
3. evaluate primary sources for their credibility, authenticity, and provenance.

ENGAGE

Interpret this quotation given by James Baldwin.

Source: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/james_baldwin_105734

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EXPLORE

Readings in Philippine history has been


prepared to meet the need for reading
materials of students after their K – 12 Program.
This topic takes up history of the Philippines from
the discovery journey of Magellan to the
Philippine Revolution outbreak. The main
interest is focused on a few selected facts,
incidents, and episodes of this period, which are
studied based on materials collected from
primary sources and secondary sources. It is
hoped that, in this way, the student will not only
acquire a fuller knowledge of the subjects
studied but also gain familiarity with and
MEANING AND RELEVANCE OF HISTORY
appreciation of, the vast storehouse of
materials from which a history of the Philippines
may be written. Source:
https://www.mindshaperspublishing.com/product/readings-in-
philippine-history/

Lesson 1.1 – Meaning of History


The word history is derived from the Greek term “historia” which means “inquiry or
research”. Thus, the term history refers to accounts or inquiries of events that happened
in the past and are narrated in chronological order.

According to Aristotle, regarded as the father of logic, history is a systematic


account of a set of natural phenomena which are arranged in chronological order.

The great historians Thucydides and Herodotus (Father of History) defined history
as never-ending dialogue of events between the past and the present.

Lesson 1.2 – Importance of History


It is said that history is to the human race whereas memory is to each man. It
does not only shed the light of the past upon the present. It also:

1. Helps every person to draw conclusion from the past events helping the person
to understand himself by being acquainted with other people.

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2. Helps the person or the government avoid the pitfalls of the present by knowing
the rise and fall of the rulers, government and empires.
3. Makes a person’s life richer and fuller by giving meaning to the books he reads
(especially history books, the cities and metropolis he visits and the cultural
performances he hears and listens to)
4. Enable a person to grasp his relationship with the past, such as who to who
ordered the killing of Ninoy Aquino or why China insists on occupying territories
claimed by the Philippines.
5. History preserves cultural values of a nation and broadens person’s outlook in life
by learning and understanding the various races, cultures, habits, rituals,
ceremonies.

Lesson 1.3 – Relationship of History with other Social Sciences

1. History and Political Science


One cannot understand the principles and system of government of a certain
country without knowing its history. The structure of government, rights and
duties, laws and regulations, and its relations to other states are all products of
evolution by just turning the pages of the countries past.

2. History and Economics


The evolution of economic activities of humankind from hunting, and gathering
societies to post-industrial society can be best understood by looking at the past.
The roots of economic and diplomatic relations between nations can be traced
by looking at their distant past.

3. History and Sociology


Early societies and communities, evolution of culture, social change and other
developments in social behavior are chronologically explained by history.

4. History and Ethics


History provides records of mistakes committed by people and nations. Mistakes
in the past have moral and ethical implication which serves as a guide to arrive
at just, reasonable, and acceptable actions in the future.

5. History and Psychology


Psychology provides understanding of motives and actions of societies. History
gives us idea about the behavior of controversial leaders in the past and their
actions. Through analogy, it is possible to predict behaviors and actions of
present leaders.

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6. History and Geography


Certain areas of the Philippines provide clear explanation why significant events
in the past happened.

Lesson 1.4 – Classification of Historical Sources


Historical sources may be classified as primary or secondary. A primary source is
regarded as the source of the best evidence. This is because the data come from the
testimony of able eye and eye witnesses to past events. They may also consist of actual
objects used in the past which you can directly scrutinize or examine. Secondary
sources are information supplied by a person who was not a direct observer or
participant of the event, object, or condition (Sevilla et. al, 1992).

Distinction between primary and secondary sources

Autobiography
Biography
Memoirs
Encyclopedia
Eyewitness Accounts
Textbooks
Diary
Thesis
Fossils
Dissertations
Relics
Interviews
Letters
News Reports
Photographs
Movies
Speeches
News Articles
Videos
Scholarly journals
Legal Documents
Transcriptions
Ornaments
Almanacs
Clothing
Dictionaries
Tools

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EXPLAIN

Name: ______________________________ Rating: ___________


Course: __________________ Date: _____________

1. Why is history important to mankind?

2. Which is more reliable and credible to use, primary


sources or secondary sources? Explain your answer.

3. Do you consider electronics or digitalized sources as a


primary sources? Support your answer.

4. What is meant by saying the "history matters?" Explain


well.

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EXTEND

Click the link below to watch the video on YouTube or you may scan the QR
code to direct to the link.

https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=o1og03RKuhU

EVALUATE

Link in!

Answer the formative test that will be sent by the teacher.

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