HISTORY AND HISTORIANS quiz 1

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Historians only get to access representation of the past through historical sources and evidence.

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"Facts can speak for themselves.”

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According to Jusserand, history is written with agenda or is heavily influenced by the historian

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History is a narration of the events which have happened among mankind.

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History is what you thought. It is not what you remember.

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Historiography is the writing of history, especially the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources

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W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman believed history is "what you can remember," whether it happened or not.

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According to Sellar and Yeatman, memorable events are automatically considered historical facts.

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Arnold J. Toynbee emphasized that civilizations rise and fall based on how they respond to challenges.

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Toynbee rejected the idea that history involves moral or spiritual dimensions.

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Llewelyn and Thompson argued that history should focus only on political leaders and wars.

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Toynbee believed that historical development is entirely random and without pattern.

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Historiography helps reveal bias in historical writing.

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Post-colonial history tries to promote only one "correct" version of history.

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According to Llewelyn and Thompson, economic and social forces are as important as political events in history.