WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Historians must use several accounts from different dates about working conditions in order to really find out what the conditions were like. True or False?
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Historians use primary sources as the raw evidence to analyze and interpret the past. They publish secondary sources-often scholarly articles or books-that explain their interpretation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Historians use various methods to date events and periods, and the precision of the dating depends on the available evidence. However, it is commonly understood that time does not always have to be dated in terms of a particular year or month, but can be dated more generally or loosely using other methods.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historians have be careful about the terms they use because the meaning of words change over time. For example, the term Hindustan is used in religious context in some places. But in the past it was used in the geographical or cultural context.

Detailed explanation-4: -In short, to be able to engage in historical analysis and interpretation, you should be able to identify the author or source of a piece of evidence and assess its credibility. You should be able to compare and contrast different sets of ideas, values, personalities, behaviors, and institutions.

Detailed explanation-5: -"Historyā€¯ is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers.

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