World History Chapter 1 - Foundations
of World History
history - ANSGreek word (historia) meaning "inquiry"; the inquiry into what has happened in the
past and why it has happened
Livy
Roman historian, 59BC-AD17 - ANS"There is much profit in a knowledge of the past. Every kind
of experience is there for all to see. Historical documents contain examples for our instruction:
models for a person or a nation to imitate and shameful things for all to avoid."
Cicero
Roman statesman and orator, 106-43BC - ANS"History is a witness of the times, the light of
truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of intiquity."
John Foxe
English historian and scholar, 1516-98 - ANS"Observing the working of God through history
ministers to the readers thereof wholesome admonitions for life: with experience and wisdom
both to know God in His works, and to work the thing that is godly: especially to seek unto the
Son of God for their salvation, and in His faith only to find that they seek for, and in no other
means."
Will Durant
American historian, 1885-1981 - ANS"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past
is the present unrolled for understanding."
History - ANSPrepares us for the future, gives us cultural identity, and declares God's glory
primary sources - ANSproduced during the time being studied and they are often produced by
the people involved in the events being studied; derived from three sources: artifacts, tradition,
and written records; Examples: manuscripts of Bach's choral pieces, Emancipation
Proclamation; Memoirs of Napoleon; Poems by American Puritans
secondary sources - ANSrecords that explain or interpret primary sources; Examples: Article
analyzing the music of Bach, biography of Lincoln, book about the Puritans, essay on military
tactics
artifacts - ANSobject made by man; may be small relics, towering monuments, or priceless
works of art
of World History
history - ANSGreek word (historia) meaning "inquiry"; the inquiry into what has happened in the
past and why it has happened
Livy
Roman historian, 59BC-AD17 - ANS"There is much profit in a knowledge of the past. Every kind
of experience is there for all to see. Historical documents contain examples for our instruction:
models for a person or a nation to imitate and shameful things for all to avoid."
Cicero
Roman statesman and orator, 106-43BC - ANS"History is a witness of the times, the light of
truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of intiquity."
John Foxe
English historian and scholar, 1516-98 - ANS"Observing the working of God through history
ministers to the readers thereof wholesome admonitions for life: with experience and wisdom
both to know God in His works, and to work the thing that is godly: especially to seek unto the
Son of God for their salvation, and in His faith only to find that they seek for, and in no other
means."
Will Durant
American historian, 1885-1981 - ANS"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past
is the present unrolled for understanding."
History - ANSPrepares us for the future, gives us cultural identity, and declares God's glory
primary sources - ANSproduced during the time being studied and they are often produced by
the people involved in the events being studied; derived from three sources: artifacts, tradition,
and written records; Examples: manuscripts of Bach's choral pieces, Emancipation
Proclamation; Memoirs of Napoleon; Poems by American Puritans
secondary sources - ANSrecords that explain or interpret primary sources; Examples: Article
analyzing the music of Bach, biography of Lincoln, book about the Puritans, essay on military
tactics
artifacts - ANSobject made by man; may be small relics, towering monuments, or priceless
works of art
