Question

Match each discipline with the appropriate historian. Tiles Herodotus Gerda Hedwig Lerner Sima Qian Ibn Khaldun Simon Schama Pairs wrote the history of the Arabs and of the Berbers from North Africa arrowBoth first Chinese historian to separate history from astrology arrowBoth wrote several books on cultural and intellectual history arrowBoth the founder of women’s history who also studied anthropology and archaeology in America arrowBoth regarded as the “father of history” because he was the first person to systematically study and write about historical events. arrowBoth

Answer 1

Ibn Khaldun: Wrote the history of the Arabs and of the Berbers from North Africa.

Sima Qain: First Chinese historian to separate history from astrology.

Simon Schama: wrote several books on cultural and intellectual history.

Gerda Hedwig Lerner: The founder of women’s history who also studied anthropology and archaeology in America.

Herodotus: Regarded as the “father of history” because he was the first person to systematically study and write about historical events.

Answer 2

Ibn Khaldun: Wrote the history of the Arabs and of the Berbers from North Africa.
Sima Qian: First Chinese historian to separate history from astrology.
Simon Schama: Wrote several books on cultural and intellectual history.
Gerda Hedwig Lerner: The founder of women’s history who also studied anthropology and archaeology in America.
Herodotus: Regarded as the “father of history” because he was the first person to systematically study and write about historical events.

It's good that you're studying historians! Historiography (the study of the writing of history) is an important field for us to explore as we consider what history means and how it is reported.