History is quite simply the recorded past. To the extent that we can piece it together is another thing. Events closer to the current day are easier to verify as more recording mediums were used and are being used so information can be verified. However, the further back you go in time; the harder it is to retain accuracy.
Why? Quite simply is we weren’t there and insufficient recorded data. Why do these two reasons matter so much? In order to understand history and any recorded media found, we have to understand the cultural settings of the time, the main driving influences of the time, the languages used with their numerous inflections and regional meanings, in addition to how the media was recorded and by whom. Simply put, providing an accurate rendition of historical events is not an easy task.
The best one can hope for is different media found in different locations and cultures confirming the existence of an event or an individual in history. With the multitude of cross referencing, then greater certainty can be had on what the documents or media has in common. The challenge is how one conveys what is known about history and what is not known about history accurately enough so that the reader or student has sufficient enough information.
Therein lays the opportunity for individuals and groups to omit, purposefully distort or blatantly fabricate information to fit the desire of the group or author. What is not known can radically alter how the reader or student views the world. One example that I will be diving into (amongst many) are the Founding Fathers of the USA in particular the signers of the Declaration of Independence that history books ignore.
-MatureKid
The best one can hope for is different media found in different locations and cultures confirming the existence of an event or an individual in history. With the multitude of cross referencing, then greater certainty can be had on what the documents or media has in common. The challenge is how one conveys what is known about history and what is not known about history accurately enough so that the reader or student has sufficient enough information.
Therein lays the opportunity for individuals and groups to omit, purposefully distort or blatantly fabricate information to fit the desire of the group or author. What is not known can radically alter how the reader or student views the world. One example that I will be diving into (amongst many) are the Founding Fathers of the USA in particular the signers of the Declaration of Independence that history books ignore.
-MatureKid
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