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History 101: how we know the past (course)

How historians work with sources, and why accounts of the same past differ.

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History 101: how we know the past (course)

How historians work with sources, and why accounts of the same past differ.

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On the mapSubjectWorld historyOpen for enrolmentnot yet
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Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. None is recognised yet
LevelFoundationsSelf-paced online, in plain language, with maps, figures, short quizzes and a discussion.
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Course code
IDCDC-HIS-13
School
History
Faculty
Faculty of History and Humanities
Level
Foundations
Hours
6 h (estimated)
Audience
Everyone from about age 14: young people, adults, parents and newcomers. No prior knowledge is needed.
Prerequisites
none listed
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Sources
2
Asking questions of a source
3
Many accounts
4
Memory and history

What you can do after

  • Tell a primary source from a secondary source.
  • Date and place a source, and ask who made it and why.
  • Compare two accounts of one event fairly.
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