History

I. What is history?

A. definitions

B. sources (primary & secondary)

II. Why study history?

A. Historians' reasons

1. perspectives & patterns

2. interpretations & debates

3. detective work

B. Why world history?

1. "virgin territory"

2. world as a single unit

3. American citizen

III. Historiography

A. History & Identity

B. Control of Historical Records

C. Historical Revision

D. Howard Spodek text

1. origins & development

2. three questions

3. eight turning points (themes)

4. comparative history & hypothesis testing