ToK - Area of Knowledge: History by https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z en-us 2019-01-07 09:36:29 UTC 2025-09-28 14:34:59 UTC hello@padlet.com In no more than 100 words, summarize the Area of Knowledge ‘History’, encapsulating as many elements of the Knowledge Framework considerations as possible. t_nelson_wso https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/317774286 2019-01-07 09:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/317774286 History https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319091901 the social function is to bring people cohesion through shared experiences or events. It can also show us the cultural history of our ancestors, so that we can carry down culture to later generations. It is important because it explains why we live the way we are, and to learn from past mistakes. ]]> 2019-01-10 05:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319091901 History: https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092077 - The social function of history is to teach the consequences of actions by looking at what the same actions led to in the past, while still considering context. 
Different types of history are Political History, Diplomatic History, Military History, Economy History, Intellectual History, Psychohistory. History is always influenced by society in the sense that history is made by historians and they will always be biased to some extent because of their own beliefs. History is extremely important to understand our present as a product of the past.

- We use language to convey meaning; for example, some historians might use a stronger language when they believe a particular event was more influential than others. This is particularly significant when interpreting written or oral sources, which are more up to deduction, and less significant with scientific evidence such as fossils. 

- Ways of knowing associated with history are memory, faith, reason, sense perception, and language. They are the same used by historians.

- Over time, our understanding and perception of history have become less biased and history's role in society has evolved to be more educative than just informative. The nature of history has changed to evolve into more of a science than a humanitarian subject. 

 ]]> 2019-01-10 05:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092077 Scope and Applications: https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092099 Understanding and comprehending the past using ideas connected to different AOK and the ideas of many others combined together. It can connect to social, political, ethics, science and many others. The aim for the social history is to look at the lived experience of the past. It is addressing the personal and familiar part of a person's life. Political History is analyzing the political ideas, aims, parties, voters etc. It is addressing the political aspect of a society, such as the government of a country. Ethical History is examining the right and wrong of human behavior, and how did this impact the course of time. It is addressing the mental and actions of the human state of being. Science is also connected to history, since the study of History can be done using scientific methods. Archaeology, is an example of the study of bones using scientific ideas in order to help historians place them in a specific are of time.]]> 2019-01-10 05:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092099 Scope and applications: https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092169 - The social function of history is to give insight to people about previous experiences. It comes in many different forms, each one depending on the person sees history; again, the separate aims depends on how the person conceives history and how he interprets it. History is very important because it can give people an idea of how people dealt with problems in the past so they can use it in their daily life.

- We use language to express the knowledge found in history by using strong language to press on their 'opinion'. It doesn't differ by that much because people will interpret differently each time. Scientific evidence is more important then a peoples perception, as perception can drastically change peoples view on what they see as history

- The ways of knowing we associate with connecting and understanding history would be faith, memory, imagination, languages and intuition. historians use whatever they find easiest to study history such as memory, as that is the easiest to pick up on.]]> 2019-01-10 05:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092169 Scope and applications https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092292 - The social function of history is to provide information using relevant sources as evidence about previous events, this comes in different forms (e.g. political, cultural history etc) depending on what is being researched or studied. 

- The separate aims depends on how a person conceives and interprets the information, to an extent it could also depend on the type of information a person is looking for, whether they want to make a certain connection to the politics or culture of an event for example. 

- To a certain extent history is influenced by the society and culture it is pursued, this is due to the difference in moral values. A historian could view an event such as segregation in a more positive manner because in the society they grew up in, it is not viewed as a bad thing. 

- History is very important because it is a critical analysis of previous events - we learn from the causes, events and consequences of history. History is a reflection of development of society.

]]> 2019-01-10 05:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092292 History https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092336 History is a collection of events regarding human affairs and their impact on every consequential event. ]]> 2019-01-10 05:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092336 scope and applications https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092485 The social function of history is to provide an insight in to the knowledge and happenings of are ancestors so that we may learn from their successess and their fallings.]]> 2019-01-10 05:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092485 Concepts and Language: https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092859 Language is used to express ideas, written or spoken, in order to express the knowledge found in history. This language can differ from historian to historian, which can alter the way a specific knowledge is interpreted and understood. Specific language has to be used in order to express the knowledge. Universal language is a main key in the interpretation of the knowledge and how it is used. Areas such as specific moments in history such as the wars, have to use specific language in order to get the message straight across without confusion. ]]> 2019-01-10 05:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319092859 Methodology https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093151 In general, we use the WOK: memory, sense perception, languages, reason, intuition and imagination. Faith and emotion can also alter the way historic events are understood. Historians use memory, sense perception, languages, reason, intuition and imagination in order to study and communicate the knowledge they've gathered. They need to observe and imagine how the world was like prior, and have a completely unbiased view of the past.]]> 2019-01-10 05:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093151 https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093184 History could be a method that help people to look back and using the past experiences to do contribution on today’s society or any entity.
Anything within the history must obey a objective language rule even it do have a concept of right or wrong, nice or evil in the historical events. To get deep knowing of history, thinking logically and using the typical thinking approach to assume a development tendency then giving a proof to it, that’s basically how we build up a knowledge system of history. Meanwhile the history itself could be a material of researching in today even the future. Every single one as the part of the society could be a factor that creating a history without knowing that, history covered everything happened right now, it’s a sum of the world.
]]> 2019-01-10 05:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093184 History https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093186 History is an area of knowledge that studies the recorded past, and its social function is to provide evidence of events that occurred in the past so the present and future generations have knowledge based on that information. Studying this area of knowledge is very important as it can help us deepen our understanding about human behavior and other things as reflecting on the past can help us comprehend the present. One of the ways of knowing we use to connect with and understand history is reason as well as memory, as reason helps us to make sense about what is being proven/shown, and memory helps us remember. Because the world has evolved so much, evidence can be proven wrong. Adding onto that, people might have different opinions on a past event based on what they have been taught and where they have been raised. ]]> 2019-01-10 05:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093186 Historical Development https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093341 Over time humans have altered the way we think of as history, and how we gather this information in order to be as close to the truth as possible. As well as, humans also altered their idea of truths, and how these impact our daily life. Within the society, specific events in history such as wars had many a great impact within the society, both physically and mentally. The old ideas ohs historians are not as widely accepted anymore, since they were renewed with new evidence to back them up.The nature of history had become more extended and specific. We have new ways and ideas that we can implement in order for the historians to gather knowledge.]]> 2019-01-10 05:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093341 Links to Personal Knowledge https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093627 My involvement in history is by living. Every human being on earth has an impact, either that they said hi to someone before crossing the street, which could've prevented them from being hit by a car; to petting your dog today. Humans have a connection with their surroundings, other humans and living beings. This connection has a domino effect on the world, and without that specific person in it that part of history could be different. History made me realize how small I am in the world, but how much of an impact I can have by just doing the simplest things. For example, Rosa Parks not moving from the seat on the white section of the bus. Such a simple gesture made history within the community and changed many lives forever.]]> 2019-01-10 05:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093627 History https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093901 History is a subject related to the area of knowledge which allows us to look at what historians want to believe. Beliefs such as methodology a
 ]]> 2019-01-10 05:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/319093901 History https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/320779696  History is a collective source of information that historians perceive around the world. It is both informational and evolutionary, as well of a form of science.  History is influenced by culture, stories of the past are told differently in different regions across the world as people have different perceptions of the world. Furthermore, history can be environmental science as well as biology as it explores how the world evolved and the species in it.  History uses reason and logic to determine the causation of an event as well as intuition for different beliefs and opinions historians and people have.]]> 2019-01-15 14:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/t_nelson_wso/tvd0b9gpk38z/wish/320779696