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Which of the following is the historian's main task?
Which of the following is the historian's main task?
- To breathe life into the past
- To investigate past human activities
- To bridge the chasm between the past and the historical account (correct)
- To record the past
What does history derive its knowledge from?
What does history derive its knowledge from?
- Causal relations
- Social activities
- Surviving records (correct)
- Historians
What is the definition of history according to the text?
What is the definition of history according to the text?
- A science that investigates past human activities
- An account of a particular sequence of events (correct)
- A record of socially significant activities
- A disconnected set of facts
What makes the recorded past meaningful and relevant in the present?
What makes the recorded past meaningful and relevant in the present?
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What is necessary for the historian to illuminate the past?
What is necessary for the historian to illuminate the past?
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