The Importance of History
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Why should we study history?

  • To learn about wars and revolutions
  • To understand the present and how we came to be (correct)
  • To investigate knowledge acquired through inquiry
  • To appreciate the diversity of human perceptions
  • What is the definition of history according to the text?

  • The study of the present in the light of the past
  • The study of man in space
  • The study of man in time
  • The study of the past through written documents and historical evidences (correct)
  • Which one of these is NOT a nature of history according to the text?

  • History is the study of the present in the light of the past
  • History is concerned with man in space (correct)
  • History is the study of man
  • History is concerned with man in time
  • What is the origin of the word 'history' according to the text?

    <p>Derived from the Greek word 'historia' meaning 'knowledge acquired through inquiry or investigation'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does studying the past teach us according to the text?

    <p>To see the world through different eyes and appreciate the diversity of human perceptions, beliefs, and cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

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