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The word 'history' comes from the Greek word 'istoria' which means 'knowing by inquiry'.
The word 'history' comes from the Greek word 'istoria' which means 'knowing by inquiry'.
True
Economic History analyzes economies of the past using only historical methods.
Economic History analyzes economies of the past using only historical methods.
False
Social History studies the experiences of ordinary people in the present.
Social History studies the experiences of ordinary people in the present.
False
Narrative-Chronology method focuses more on analysis rather than the role of accidents in history.
Narrative-Chronology method focuses more on analysis rather than the role of accidents in history.
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Biography-Hagiography is a method that mainly looks at the agency of one individual in history.
Biography-Hagiography is a method that mainly looks at the agency of one individual in history.
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Positivism in history embraces human agency and provides an inaccurate vision of the past.
Positivism in history embraces human agency and provides an inaccurate vision of the past.
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Political History deals with analyzing natural phenomena and environmental factors.
Political History deals with analyzing natural phenomena and environmental factors.
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Dialectics-Analysis in history creates orthodoxies that are rigid and unchanging.
Dialectics-Analysis in history creates orthodoxies that are rigid and unchanging.
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History records and explains what people have thought, said, and done in the past.
History records and explains what people have thought, said, and done in the past.
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Intellectual History studies only physical objects from the past.
Intellectual History studies only physical objects from the past.
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