2. Essential Question:
Why is historiography important and how can it be used?

3. Historiography- the study of how history is written & its various perspectives / biases

4. Central idea: Facts are integral to the study of history, but equally important is the meaning we give historical information

5. Dominant Schools of Historiography
Consensus or traditional- Argues that change results from consensus among various groups in society. Division & class interest, etc. exist but are not central to the process of change.

6. Conflict or revisionist- Opposite view It views conflict among groups, classes, race, and gender, etc. as central to the process of change.

7. 2 Examples
Consensus School Conflict School

8. The acronym below provides a good way to
organize your thoughts and content knowledge,
reading, notes, and responses to historical
questions:
P olitical
E conomic
R eligious
M ilitary/ diplomatic
S ocial

9. Example of Historiographical Schools
Social Political Economic Diplomatic Military
Constitutional Marxist / Conflict Gender Eurocentric Environmental Determinism