The Meaning of History Quiz
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What is the significance of Callao Man in the context of Philippine anthropology?

  • It is associated with the Ayub Cave discoveries.
  • It is the first known hominin remains discovered in the Philippines. (correct)
  • It is the first known human in the Philippines.
  • It is the oldest archaeological site in the Philippines.

What type of history focuses on 'the reasons for which events happened (why), and the way they happened (how)?'

  • Factual history
  • Speculative history (correct)
  • Ancient history
  • Oral history

What does incompleteness of records refer to in the context of history?

  • Records that are difficult to read
  • Limited availability of historical information (correct)
  • Historians' limited access to records
  • The inability to understand historical records

What does geography study according to the text?

<p>Human activities and their effects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between Factual and Speculative history as defined in the text?

<p>Factual history provides basic details, while Speculative history explores reasons and processes. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Kalinga site in Northern Luzon?

<p>It provided a direct ESRU-serial date of 709 ka - 68 ka BP. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Greek word for history and its literal meaning?

<p>Historia, meaning learning by inquiry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Aristotle, history is defined as:

<p>The systematic accounting of a set of natural phenomena (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary task of historians?

<p>To understand the present by examining the past (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is historiography?

<p>The traditional method of doing historical research (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between traditional and modern historical writing?

<p>Traditional writing only examines documents, while modern writing also uses methods from related areas like archeology and geography (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of archaeology according to the text?

<p>The study of human history and prehistory through excavation of sites and analysis of artifacts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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