GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If you come across a cultural practice you disagree with while studying history, you should
A
never judge the behavior of others.
B
disregard universal standards.
C
examine the historical context.
D
condemn it immediately.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(pages 42–43) What steps do historians take as they answer historical questions? Historians use evidence from primary and secondary sources and oral histories to answer their questions. They have to choose what information is most important and trustworthy as evidence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historians are sometimes interested in comparing two cases or events in order to discover something of historical importance–common causal mechanisms, important institutional differences between the cases, or ways in which the cases illustrate some larger historical pattern.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of primary sources include diaries, journals, speeches, interviews, letters, memos, photographs, videos, public opinion polls, and government records, among many other things.

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