historicalMethod
P9744
predicate
Indicates that a particular method, approach, or technique was used in the past, typically in a historical context or during a previous period of activity.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historicalMethod canonical | 124 |
| historicalApproach | 35 |
| hasHistoricalMethod | 5 |
| historicalMethodEmphasis | 3 |
| historicalDeterminationMethod | 1 |
| historicalMode | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: historicalMethod
Generated description
Indicates that a particular method, approach, or technique was used in the past, typically in a historical context or during a previous period of activity.
Sample triples (169)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent | archival research ⓘ |
| Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander | preference for eyewitness accounts ⓘ |
| Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander | critical comparison of sources ⓘ |
| Scienza Nuova | philological analysis of myths and languages ⓘ |
| Scienza Nuova | comparative study of nations ⓘ |
| Byzantium: The Apogee | chronological narrative via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| Byzantium: The Apogee | biographical sketches of emperors via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution | narrative history ⓘ |
| History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution | interpretive analysis ⓘ |
| The Rise of the City, 1878–1898 | narrative history ⓘ |
| The Rise of the City, 1878–1898 | social and economic analysis ⓘ |
| New Viewpoints in American History | social history via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| New Viewpoints in American History | economic history via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| New Viewpoints in American History | progressive historiography via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| The Great Conspiracy: Its Origin and History | narrative history ⓘ |
| The Great Conspiracy: Its Origin and History | use of political speeches and documents ⓘ |
| The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI | narrative history ⓘ |
| The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI | interpretive analysis ⓘ |
| A Municipal History of the Town and City of Boston | narrative history via predicate surface "hasHistoricalMethod" ⓘ |
| A Municipal History of the Town and City of Boston | documentary history via predicate surface "hasHistoricalMethod" ⓘ |
| Nederduytsche Historiën | narrative history ⓘ |
| Nederduytsche Historiën | moral and political reflection ⓘ |
|
Book III
surface form:
Book III (History of the Florentine People)
|
humanist critical use of sources ⓘ |
|
Book VI
surface form:
Book VI (History of the Florentine People)
|
classical-inspired civic humanism ⓘ |
| Book IX | humanist critical use of sources ⓘ |
| Book XI | humanist narrative approach ⓘ |
|
Book IV
surface form:
Book IV (History of the Florentine People)
|
humanist reinterpretation of Florentine history ⓘ |
| Book VII | use of classical models ⓘ |
| Book VII | moral and civic interpretation of events ⓘ |
| Neşri’s Cihannüma | compilation of earlier traditions and sources ⓘ |
| Agathias | use of documentary sources and eyewitness accounts ⓘ |
| Πολύβιος | emphasis on eyewitness testimony ⓘ |
| Πολύβιος | use of autopsy (personal inspection of sites) ⓘ |
| Πολύβιος | critical use of sources ⓘ |
| Πολύβιος | focus on causation in history ⓘ |
| Histories | universal history via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States | intellectual history via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States | contextual analysis of founding-era texts via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750–1804 | continental history via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750–1804 | multi-empire perspective via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750–1804 | emphasis on diversity of actors via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850 | continental approach to U.S. history via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850 | hemispheric perspective on the United States via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency | archival research ⓘ |
| A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon Presidency | policy analysis ⓘ |
| Íslendingabók | use of oral tradition and legal records ⓘ |
| The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | narrative history ⓘ |
| The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | critical use of sources ⓘ |
| Seven Great Statesmen in the Warfare of Humanity with Unreason | interpretive via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |
| Seven Great Statesmen in the Warfare of Humanity with Unreason | argumentative via predicate surface "historicalApproach" ⓘ |