Don't Be Wrong! This Is A Chronological Way To Think In Studying History

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YOGYAKARTA - Studying history is often considered difficult and boring because you have to memorize many dates. In fact, the main key is mastering a chronological way of thinking in studying history so that the flow is easy to understand.

The problem is that without a precise chronological mindset, we will find it difficult to analyze the causality relationship between events. As a result, understanding of an era or difficult time is complete.

This article will guide you step by step in implementing the correct chronology. This discussion was approved by VOI sourced from official material listed in the History e-Module of the Directorate of High School Development, Ministry of Education and Culture in 2018.

Studying history is not just a long record of the past, but a science that learns all important events in human life.

History itself has three important elements in each study, namely humans, space, and time. Humans are the main actors, space is the limit of place, while time is the temporal limit of every event that occurs.

Ethymologically, the word chronology comes from the Greek language, namely chronoss which means time and logos' which means science. So, the chronology is the science of the time in charge of compiling events or historical events according to the order of time of occurrence.

Now, by mastering a chronological way of thinking, it will make it easier for us to reconstruct all past events appropriately.

Easily, thinking chronologically can be understood as thinking in terms of demand, regular, and sustainable. This ability is the main pillar in understanding history as a whole.

It should be underlined, that the chronology is closely related to two other important concepts, namely the diachronic and periodization that will be discussed at the end. Previously, here were 3 important points in studying the principles of chronology in history:

A chronological way of thinking helps history as an aid science to structure events according to the time sequence of occurrence. This means, you have to see a series of events linearly, from start to finish.

In addition, focusing on the right time sequence is very crucial so that understanding an event is not distorted.

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One of the important tasks assisted by chronology is periodization. Periodization is part of the history tasked with classifying historical events in certain stages and time-scattering.

The periodization allows us to group large events (for example, prehistoric times, royal times, colonial times) so that ways to learn history become more systematic.

The chronological way of thinking that demands is the main requirement for understanding causality (real relations). If the time sequence is wrong (called an anakronism), then the analysis of causality will also be wrong.

For example, understanding that A events occurred before the B event would result in a different analysis if that time sequence was reversed. In addition, the chronics, which are a record of the travelers' travel in the past, also rely heavily on this time sequence.

Although the main focus of this discussion is chronology, understanding of the concept of being electronic and synchronic can also strengthen your chronological thinking skills, here's an explanation:

Ethymologically means passing through or over time. The way of thinking is chronic teaches us to observe certain symptoms or phenomena carefully within the long time limit. This method is very helpful in making periodization.

This means studying historical events with all their aspects at certain times or times more deeply ( horizontally).

With synchronization, you can see patterns and characters of an event systematically, which will enrich your understanding of the chronological order under study.

Thus, a chronological way of thinking in studying history is the foundation so that you can capture these series of changes and sustainability in the aftermath, precise, and systematic manner.