Historiography : Development in the West

The writing of critical historical narrative

The writing of critical historical narrative is known as historiography. It studies and explains the past by examining sources carefully.

A scholar who writes such

A scholar who writes such a narrative is a historian.

Ancient communities did not write historiography

Ancient communities did not write historiography in the modern sense, but they preserved the past through cave paintings, storytelling, songs, and bal

Its method is based on scientific

Its method is based on scientific principles, begins with relevant questions, uses reliable evidence, and presents the journey of humankind through pa

Historical research cannot use laboratory experiments

Historical research cannot use laboratory experiments and repeated observation like physical sciences. It depends on critical examination of documents