They do so by research, that is reading archives, going to the net, and assumptions.
Well from the things they left behind historians make educated guesses !
It is said "Those who don't know history will repeat it". This is true. If we don't know what was done in the past, we will make some of the same mistakes and such.
Historians study the past!! :)
it organizes long periods of time into eras based on their similiar characteristic
Because that's what historians do. Study historic events or artefacts. History IS the past.
Documenting the past gives present day people the chance not to make the same mistakes again. Unfortunately we are not good at learning and we seem to be doomed to repeat the errors of the past. so my question is hello if you dont understand daaaaa 'why do historians need to know the order in which events happened?
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Historians learn about the past by using artifacts geography written records/books and interviews/oral tradition.
To learn about what happened in the past
To learn about what happened in the past
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