Who decides what is history?
- How does this story link to history?
- Should the French media, politicians, footballers refer to the players as only French?
China & Genghis Khan
Can history be real?
Can Historians Be Traumatized by History?
Can you trust ancient history?
Articles to improve your understanding
Issues to think about,
- Who writes history?
- Who does not?
- Can any history be written objectively?
- Can you have enough evidence to provide proof?
- If not, how can we ever develop judgements or opinions?
- Do we need history? Who does, who does not? How and what is history used for?
- Should we write history if it offends others, or if they disagree?
- When is history? Who decides?
- What was not recorded/ written down at the time?
- Who or what is history written for?
Task
Choose one of the following articles, read it and then try to answer some of the questions above. Your answers should be written/typed onto a mindmap and sent to me. The best analysis I will post onto this blog for others to learn from.
The Female Viking written out of history
China extends the Sino-Japanese war by six years
Which history to teach in Australia
Student Presentations