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All the following are reasons we study history EXCEPT

• To stimulate someone's interest in detective stories

• It prepares us for university careers

• It explains the past

• It helps us to understand different cultures and customs

History is _______ because its based off the Historian's interpretation

• communicative

• subjective

• interpretive

• objective

The job of a historian is to

• find relevant sources from which to gather data

• gather information and present it in a factual and genuine manner

• distinguish between fact and fiction

• interpret data

History is defined as

• the written and unwritten accounts of the past

• a fragment of the past which the historian takes and pieces together

• the interpretation of the past where serious effort is made to filter out myth and fable

• is a narrative of what civilised men have thought or done in the past

Which of the following is not a TRUE definition of opinion

• an opinion cannot be measured

• an opinion is a subjective statement

• an opinion is objective and can be tested

• an opinion is what a person believe to be true

I excavate the earth using special tools to find historical information

An individual can be a primary source in an interview if they

• heard about an event

• gave a report on an event

• knew of an event

• witnessed an event

Secondary sources are

• oten times based on primary sources

• always based on primary sources

• sometimes based on primary sources

• never based on primary sources

Events on a timeline are always placed in a

Time between two events on a timeline is called

• chronological

• span

• interval

• sequence