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HSY1511:
Africa in the World: Historical Pespectives
Assignment 04 Semester 1 2023
N.
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.
‘The past’ is set in stone and cannot be changed, while 'history' is an ongoing
debate about how to understand the past that is subject to modification and
change. 'History' is based on what we know about 'the past,' which is based
on the evidence that is accessible. You can't write a history without relying on
evidence. History is useful as a study in a variety of ways. Some of the ideals
HSY1511:
Africa in the World: Historical Pespectives
Assignment 04 Semester 1 2023
N.
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.
‘The past’ is set in stone and cannot be changed, while 'history' is an ongoing
debate about how to understand the past that is subject to modification and
change. 'History' is based on what we know about 'the past,' which is based
on the evidence that is accessible. You can't write a history without relying on
evidence. History is useful as a study in a variety of ways. Some of the ideals
