Influencers
This Greek historian, often called the “Father of History,” blended myth with eyewitness accounts.
Who is Herodotus?
Also known as “rum & strumpet” history.
What is social history?
This Renaissance thinker wrote secular histories of states and individuals.
Who is Niccolò Machiavelli?
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the U.S.
Who is Charles Beard?
This feminist historian argued that concepts of gender were crucial to studying history.
Who is Florence Kessler-Harris?
Includes concepts of femininity.
What is women’s history?
This Enlightenment philosopher dismissed the Middle Ages as unenlightened.
Who is Voltaire?
The Night Battles: Witchcraft & Agrarian Cults in the 16th & 17th Centuries.
Who is Carlo Ginzburg?
They wrote God-centered works in the Middle Ages.
Who are monks?
Was shaped by Sigmund Freud.
What is psychohistory?
Renaissance paintings often portrayed biblical figures in this anachronistic style.
What is Florentine fashion and architecture?
Style & Status: Selling Beauty to African-American Women, 1920-1975.
Who is Savannah Walker?
He first emphasized primary sources.
Who is Leopold Van Ranke?
Dramatizes recent events.
What is “instant” history?
This Renaissance historian emphasized critical standards in evidence.
Who is Francesco Guicciardini?
Young Man Luther.
Who is Erik Erickson?
He pioneered the history of class struggle.
Who is Karl Marx?
The focus of “drum and trumpet” history.
What is political & military history?
Renaissance historians were influenced by this classical tradition.
What is Greek and Roman history?
The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire.
Who is Ed Gibbon?