TOPIC: Meaning of HistoryThe word history is from the Greek word historian, which means to inquire into or knowledge acquired by investigation. Then History can mean an enquiry or research into past events. Therefore, to a layman, History means the study of past events.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY TELLING / REASONS FOR STUDYING HISTORYThe following are some of the differences between History and storytelling:1. History deals with the study of true accounts of the past, but storytelling is a narrative of imagined or real events and people.

TOPIC: SOURCES OF HISTORY (Primary Sources)Sources of history imply the means or ways through which past events are known or discovered.There are three major sources. These are:1. Primary sources2. Secondary sources

TOPIC: SECONDARY SOURCES OF HISTORYMeaning of Secondary Sources of HistorySecondary sources of history can be defined as all accounts of history that do not come directly from original or primary sources.

WEEK 7 & 8 TOPIC: TERTIARY SOURCES OF HISTORYMeaning of Tertiary Sources of HistoryTertiary sources of history can be defined as sources that help in organising, compiling or understanding primary and secondary sources. They help in repackaging ideas and information from other sources.

WEEK 9 & 10TOPIC: HOW TO ACCESS SOURCES OF HISTORYExcursions: Excursions are deliberate Visits to a place of importance for knowledge. Through excursion, students of History have the opportunity to see for themselves directly what they have been taught in class, read in books, watched on television, the internet or told as stories by elders, etc.