Historical Research Methods and Historiography
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What is the primary goal of a historian in writing a historical narrative?

  • To include every past event in the narrative
  • To ignore the historical time
  • To focus on the stories of ancestors' valour
  • To interpret historical events based on a conceptual framework (correct)
  • What is referred to as the writing of critical historical narrative?

  • Genealogy
  • Archaeology
  • History
  • Historiography (correct)
  • Why did ancient communities use means like cave paintings and storytelling?

  • To ignore historical time
  • To focus on historical research
  • To pass on stories of ancestors to the next generation (correct)
  • To write historical narratives
  • What is the term for the study of coins?

    <p>Numismatics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the style of writing of a historian?

    <p>The conceptual framework adopted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did ancient societies not have a tradition of historiography?

    <p>They did not have a concept of historical narrative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the study of inscriptions?

    <p>Epigraphy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a historian in writing a historical narrative?

    <p>To interpret events based on a conceptual framework</p> Signup and view all the answers

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