• 2022-06-07
    Moststudentsareusuallyintroducedtothestudyofhistorybywayofafattextbookandbe-comequicklyimmersedinavastseaofnames,dates,events,andstatistics.Thestudents"skillsarethentestedbyexaminationsthatrequirethemtoshowhowmuchofthedatatheyremember.Fromthisexperienceanumberofconclusionsseemobvious:thestudyofhistoryisthestudyof"facts"aboutthepast;themore"facts"youknow,thebetteryouareasastudentofhistory.Butinthiswaystudentsmaybecomeconfusedupondiscoveringthathistoriansoftendisagreesharply.Theydiscoverthathistoriansdealingwiththesameeventmaycometoquitedifferentconclusionsaboutit.
    A: Thereisnowaytosolvetheproblemofdisagreementsamonghistorians.
    B: Ifthestudentswanttoevaluatetheworkofvarioushistorians,theyshouldfirstknowwhathistoryreallyis.
    C: Historyisofcoursewrittenbyhistorians.
    D: Theconceptofhistoryinstudents"mindisdifferentfromthatinhistorians"mind.