The Content of History
Like any other course in the curriculum of a programme, history has its content areas. These
areas include historiography, world history for a defined period of time, regional and local
history of a selected group of people (e.g. African and / or Nigerian history or even the
history of any of the ethnic groups in Nigeria) as well as history methodology.
For this course, the two content areas are historiography and history methods. The former
deals with the meaning, nature, scope, content and sources of history; dating in history and
perceptions in historical writings while the latter, on the other hand, deals with methods and
strategies of teaching / learning history, instructional materials / resources for teaching
history including evaluation in history. The two basic issues involved in historiography are
the study of the:
Development of history as an academic discipline over time among various
groups of people.
Academic tools, methods and strategies in the teaching and learning of
history.
3.3 Self-Assessment Exercise
(i)
Discuss the nature of history.
(ii)
Identify the content areas of history.
4.0
Conclusion
The historian is not concerned with flimsy or general statements about man in a given
society. He is concerned with the actual, particular, unique and different experiences which
have befallen man in a given society in the past.
5.0
Summary
In this unit, we have examined the nature of history which deals with the entire process of
historical study by way of explaining historical events through presentations of facts and
evidences to proof its authenticity. This can be done through oral, written and archeological
studies.
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