人文教育是指对受教育者所进行的旨在促进其人性境界提升、理想人格塑造以及个人与社会价值实现的教育，其实质是人性教育，其核心是涵养人文精神。历史教育是人文教育的核心。高校历史通识教育培养大学生的人文精神应以人为本，构建平等民主和谐的师生关系；充分挖掘历史知识中内隐的人文因素；培养学生独立思考的历史思维能力和实事求是的科学精神。“,”Humanities education refers to the education that aims to promote human nature state、create ideal personality、re-alize personal and social value for educates.History teaching is the core of humanistic education.History general education to cul-tivate students’humanistic spirit in college should be human-oriented ,build an equality and democracy harmonious relation-ship between teachers and students;fully excavate the cultural factors in historical knowledge;train students’ability of think history independent and the practical scientific spirit.