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History: History, Prehistory Vs. History

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1. History vs. Prehistory– This requires you to conduct your own research

a. What is prehistory and how is this concept or term defined? Look into its various definition, either from books or reputable online sources in answering this question.

Prehistory literally means “before history”. It is derived from the Latin word which means “before” (Prehistory Wikipedia, 2011). This was the era when there were no written records yet about the existence of the first wave of ancient humans. This was also the time when the periods were divided into subgroup system which consists of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age.

Prehistory gave rise to the emergence of civilizations. This was also the time when the evolution of the early human beings …show more content…

Prehistory that later became a history provides us with details of how people lived to survive during those early ages when there is no technological developments yet. So these historical events and information serve as an inspiration and foundation for us to keep growing and improving as long as we preserve the ancient tradition and culture. Both the prehistory and history has been an instrument on how our cultural heritage was shaped. That is why if we have some confusions about our heritage, we always go back to how it started in the prehistoric era and what were recorded as …show more content…

One thing is they do not care anymore and they are not interested to know. They already lack the interest to know more about their country’s history because they fail to understand what the real essence of learning about history is. Probably because their teachers during their elementary and high school days just taught them about memorizing the facts that just includes all of the dates of historical events and names of heroes and leaders. That is why, they do not get any value from this kind of learning. Therefore, in order to let others appreciate about the history of their country, it should first be taught to them in a right way. It should be inculcated from the very start that what you learn from history is what you will have to learn later about the society and the people around you. People should first understand that history is not just all about facts. It is about why life happened and why we share the same value and tradition. These insights should let them realized that if without history, we won’t have a basis of why and how life is in the present and will be in the future. At least, when we have a firm knowledge of what our history is, we will be able to have a right and clear disposition of the present and future circumstance that we shall encounter because everything just goes back to our history. That is why, history repeats itself. So in order for us to prevent the bad memories

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