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WHAT IS HISTORIOGRAPHY????

Historiography is the study of the methodology of the study of History.

In other words, Historiography examines how we do History.

SOURCES . . . I. Primary Sources

- Original, first-hand documents or objects, created by the participants or observers of the event.

II. Secondary Sources - Documents (books, articles, etc.) that interpret, explain,

or analyze the “primary” event or document.

BIAS AND REVISIONISM

Bias is the unavoidable slant that is inherent in secondary source documents.

Revisionism is the reinterpretation of a historical event/person based on recently discovered evidence or cultural bias.