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Which of the following best describes the role of historians?
Which of the following best describes the role of historians?
- To predict future events
- To analyze current events
- To create historical events
- To study events and people from the past (correct)
Why is it important to study history?
Why is it important to study history?
- To understand our present and future (correct)
- To forget about the past
- To make the same mistakes in the future
- To invent new technologies
What does history explain?
What does history explain?
- Why things were the same in the past
- Why things are the way they are today (correct)
- Why things are different in the future
- Why things will never change
What is the purpose of studying the invention of the wheel?
What is the purpose of studying the invention of the wheel?
What can we learn about ourselves from studying history?
What can we learn about ourselves from studying history?
Which era marks the time before people developed writing?
Which era marks the time before people developed writing?
How long is a millennium?
How long is a millennium?
Which era ended in 500 AD?
Which era ended in 500 AD?