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History: Herodotus and the Origin of the Term
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What sets history apart from other disciplines in terms of study focus?

  • Exploring the interactions between humans across different countries.
  • Analyzing the interactions between humans and their environment in the present state. (correct)
  • Focusing on the interactions between humans and animals.
  • Studying the future interactions between humans and their environment.

    • How do historians organize the human past into discrete periods?

  • By studying the artifacts and documents left by people from other times. (correct)
  • By conducting surveys and interviews with contemporary people.
  • By analyzing weather patterns from the past.
  • By focusing only on political events of each era.

    • According to E.H.Carr, how would you define history?

  • A disconnected dialogue between the present and the past.
  • A one-sided monologue about historical events.
  • An unending dialogue between the present and the past. (correct)
  • A continuous dialogue between the present and the future.

    • What marked a shift in historical narration until the early twentieth century?

    <p>Narrative presentation of 'great men' political events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How has history expanded beyond narrating past events?

    <p>By integrating aspects like environment, religion, gender, and technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one key use of history according to the text?

    <p>Providing an understanding of human behavior in the past.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the term 'history' according to the text?

    <p>All the things that have happened in the human past.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is often considered the 'father of written history'?

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

    What does history academically involve according to the text?

    <p>The discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way can history be defined according to the text?

    <p>An organized and systematic study of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major concern of history as stated in the text?

    <p>Study of human society and its interaction with the natural environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the term 'history' originate according to the text?

    <p>During ancient Greek times</p> Signup and view all the answers

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