Branches of history. 4 Major Categories

History is divided into four major categories, also known as branches of history and these are: Political, social, economic and scientific or technological History.

Political History

•This branch of History involves the searching for truth about the past famous leaders, their system of governance, dates of their reign and how they related with their subjects
•The past administration is related to the present administration.

Social History

•This branch involves finding of facts about the social behaviours of people in the communities and where they lived.
•The behaviours include their lifestyle, talking, dressing, marriage and how they were related to each other.

Economic History

•This branch of history searches to collect information about the economic potential of people under study.
•The areas of study include the crops, trade, animals reared, birds kept, minerals mined and other economic activities carried out.
•It shows the past societies earned a living in relation to the present, e.g. The Bembas were good at clay pot making, Ngoni were good at blacksmiths and Chewa were good at bead making.

Scientific (technological) History

•This branch of history involves finding out facts about the origin, evolution and development of science and technology.
•It is the study of the origin and discoveries of medicine, arithmetic, construction of magnificent buildings and machines.
•It shows discoveries and inventions such as telescopes, spinning or weaving machines.