Africa in the World: Historical Perspectives
HSY1511
ASSIGNMENT 04
NB PLEASE PARAPHRASE YOUR OWN WORK YO AVOID PLAGIARISM!!!!!!
Question 1
Explain the importance of History as the systematic study of the past, with
reference to the difference between history and the past and the role
historians play in writing history.
We can better grasp our current culture thanks to history. It describes the past in
order to explain the culture of the present. It provides an explanation for how our
institutions, usages, and conventions came to be in the first place1. While "history" is
an ongoing discussion about how to comprehend the past, which is susceptible to
modification and change, "the past" is unalterable and cannot be changed. The
knowledge we have of "the past" is based on the evidence that is readily available,
which is the foundation of "history." A history cannot be written without using
evidence. There are several reasons why studying history is beneficial. Some of the
principles are universal, which means they apply to the teaching of the subject in all
HSY1511
ASSIGNMENT 04
NB PLEASE PARAPHRASE YOUR OWN WORK YO AVOID PLAGIARISM!!!!!!
Question 1
Explain the importance of History as the systematic study of the past, with
reference to the difference between history and the past and the role
historians play in writing history.
We can better grasp our current culture thanks to history. It describes the past in
order to explain the culture of the present. It provides an explanation for how our
institutions, usages, and conventions came to be in the first place1. While "history" is
an ongoing discussion about how to comprehend the past, which is susceptible to
modification and change, "the past" is unalterable and cannot be changed. The
knowledge we have of "the past" is based on the evidence that is readily available,
which is the foundation of "history." A history cannot be written without using
evidence. There are several reasons why studying history is beneficial. Some of the
principles are universal, which means they apply to the teaching of the subject in all
