A GUIDE TO METHODS AND OBSERVATION IN HISTORY
STUDIES IN HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATION
I. Definitions.
1. History is the science of the development of men in their activity as social beings.—Bernheim.
2. History is the biography of a political society or commonwealth.—Arnold.
3. History is the story of man living in social relations in the world.—-Hinsdale.
4. History is a record of the actions of men.—Anon.
5. History is past politics.—Freeman.