What Is The Value Of This Approach To Studying History? What Are The Disadvantages?

Professors Name Subject Date Final Exam Part 2 Cultural History Cultural history combines the approaches of anthropology and history to interpret historical experience. In addition to intellectual history, cultural historians study unwritten beliefs and ideas that are reflected in the products of deliberate artistic culture. Cultural historians include objects and experiences of everyday life, such as clothing, tools and all aspects of culture. In addition to what can be captured in text, culture can capture everyday attitudes, values, assumptions and prejudices, and the rituals and practices that express them. If examined critically cultural history approach can illuminate subtle aspects such as magical beliefs, gender roles and racial hierarchies. This paper will examine the value and disadvantage of cultural history approach to studying history. Old Egypt is what most likely comes to mind first when thinking of highly advanced civilizations from antiquity. Cultural history has been successful in emphasizing the capability of Americans for impressive buildings. The study of cultural history of many sites provides evidence of Cahokias significance as an advanced culture. The more connections one can draw between Egyptian civilization and other cultures (such as the Cahokians), the more likely will this culture be considered as a highly advanced.