OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY OF HISTORY

We study history because of the following reasons: To know the truth about past events. To enable us to critically examine situations and find solutions to problems. To help us promote and preserve our cultural heritage. The study of history helps man to access the possibilities and impossibilities in this world. It equally helps man …

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SOURCES OF HISTORY

Historical sources are regarded as evidence that supports the claims of the historians. Sources for discovering facts about eventful past can be obtained from two different ways such as oral tradition and written evidence. Oral Tradition This is simply the unwritten source of history which is usually obtained from oral preserved information as handed down …

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Definition of History

History is as old as human existence. This is because no nation or people would possibly claim to have evolved from nowhere or without c historical antecedent for which they are known. The word “History” simply means “enquiry”. The urge to know about something or a people gave rise to the study of history. The …

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