Understanding History

Understanding History

History is an event that happened in the past which is based on the relics of the various events. Relics called historical sources. In English, the word referred to the history of history, that the past; human past. In Arabic, the history is called sajaratun (syajaroh), meaning tree and ancestry. If we read

genealogy of the kings would look like a simple picture of a tree and grow big, it can be interpreted genealogical history of the kings of meaningful events of the royal family rule in the past.

In Greek, the word referred Istoria history, which means learning. Thus, the history of science is the study of all events, events that happened in the past in the life of mankind. In German, the word referred geschichte history that means something has happened, something that has happened in the past in the life of mankind. As according to Sartono Kartodirdjo, history is the reconstruction of the past or the events that happened in the past.

There are three aspects of the history, the past, the present and the future. Be past the point of departure for the future so that history contains lessons about values ​​and morals. At the present time, history will be understood by the next generation of society as a mirror for the former toward progress in the life of society, nation and state. The events that happened in the past will give us a picture of human life and culture in the past so as to formulate a causal why an event can happen in life, though not necessarily any event or events will be recorded in history.

History continues to be sustained so long span of events. By

Therefore, the history includes:

1. Past that is described in chronological order (chronological);

2. It has to do with cause and effect;

3. The truth is subjective because it still needs further research to find the ultimate truth;

4. Historical events related to the past, masakini, and the future.

How to think history will always be associated with the past and will investigate all human life. The following chart properties events in human life which is a historical event.

Sources: History of horizon 1: for SMA / MA Class XI / writer, Wardaya; editor, Sugiharti; illustrator, Mulyanto. - Jakarta: Center of Books, Ministry of Education, 2009.