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The History Of Prehistory And History

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According to the British historian E.H. Carr, “The line of demarcation between prehistoric and historical times crossed when people cease to live only in the present, and become consciously interested both in their past and in their future. History begins with the handing down of tradition”. So prehistory is the event that happened during the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. During the prehistoric era, a number of inventions and discoveries arise. Therefore, during the Iron Age, the prehistory gradually ended. After this era, everything that happened during prehistory is now considered to be a history. Therefore, in order to preserve prehistory, it will be recorded as a history. So now, the history contains the archeological materials and fossils that existed during prehistoric era.

Both prehistory and history have a stringline difference because they are somehow alike in their purpose and significance to the society. Prehistory that later became a history provides us with details of how people lived to survive during those early ages when there is no technological developments …show more content…

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d. How will the society and the nation as a whole (i.e., the Philippines) benefit from the researches and studies in history?
– What is the significance of historical studies to the creation of the nation and the strengthening of the cultural, social, and moral fiber of society?

As what Jocano said, “All artifacts were made by and for people”. That is why; these historical studies give us an idea of the motives, values and behavior of group life. These values and motives will also serve as the basis in the present and future generations why we somehow share the same culture and tradition. We can also be informed that this learning from historical studies is a factor that shaped our cultural

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