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Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · History and Political Science

What Historiography : Development in the West covers in Maharashtra Board Class 10 History and Political Science: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · Maharashtra Board Class 10 History and Political Science · 2026-27

Topics in Historiography : Development in the West

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1. Meaning and Nature of Historiography

  • Historiography means the writing of critical historical narrative.
  • A scholar who writes such a narrative is a historian.
  • History as presented by modern historiography is a graph of mankind's journey with the help of past human deeds.
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2. Tradition of Historiography and Ancient Sources

  • The tradition of writing historiography was not present in ancient societies, though ancient people were aware of historical time.
  • Ancient communities passed stories through cave paintings, storytelling, songs, and ballads.
  • These traditional forms are now treated as sources of history.
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3. Modern Historiography and Its Four Features

  • Modern historiography has four main characteristics.
  • Its method is based on scientific principles and begins with the formation of relevant questions.
  • These questions are anthropocentric, meaning they are about the deeds of human societies in a particular period.
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4. Scientific Perspective in Europe

  • Till the eighteenth century C.E. Europe made progress in philosophy and science, and scholars began to believe that social and historical truths could be studied using scientific methods.
  • Before the eighteenth century, European universities focused mainly on philosophical discourses about Divine phenomena.
  • In 1737 C.E. Gottingen University was founded in Germany.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Historiography and its development in the West

Meaning of historiographyTradition of historiographyModern historiographyScientific perspective in EuropeImportant scholarsMethods in historical researchDialecticsClass struggle

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Key topics in Historiography : Development in the West include Meaning and Nature of Historiography, Tradition of Historiography and Ancient Sources, Modern Historiography and Its Four Features, Scientific Perspective in Europe. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Maharashtra Board Class 10 board exam.
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