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3241004551 [841]
3 years ago
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How might different historians develop different interpretations of the same evidence?

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ch4aika [34]3 years ago
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Historians get their information from two different kinds of sources: primary and secondary. <span>Primary sources </span><span>are first hand sources; </span>secondary sources<span> are second-hand sources. For example, suppose there had been a car accident. The description of the accident which a witness gives to the police is a primary source because it comes from someone actually there at the time. The story in the newspaper the next day is a secondary source because the reporter who wrote the story did not actually witness it. The reporter is presenting a way of understanding the accident or an </span>interpretation<span>..</span>
polet [3.4K]3 years ago
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There are many reasons why different historians might develop different interpretations of the same evidence. One of the most common ones is due to bias. Some historians might have a biased view of history due to their own preconceptions and prejudices. This will influence their view of the evidence. Moreover, a historian can be influenced by his own time period, or his cultural background.

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