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they think about clues they got when they find artifact's from prehistory that how historians investigate the past.
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∙ 13y agoHistorians use lots of things from old texts, artefact's, eyewitness accounts and sometimes even stories passed on from generation to generation!
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What was the purpose of the warren commission?
to investigate the assassination of president John F Kennedy
A history is a factual narrative or record of past events gathered through observation and outside or secondary sources List the sources historians can use to find information?
Sources historians can use to find information include: testimony from witnesses; accounts in letters or memoirs; records from courts, businesses, churches, etc.; other books, newspapers; unwritten records; and physical remains.
Were colonial historians prisoners of their time?
As far as both colonial and nationalist historians are concerned they were prisoners of their time to a larger extent.As both history being influenced by the situation. Colonial historians constructed history to justify colonization while nationalist constructed history to spread nationalism. How ever to a lesser extent both colonial and nationalist historians were not prisoners of their time as they write history using common sense,feelings ,objective and favour.
What president said history will treat you fairly historians probably won't?
Nixon said a quote very similar to this one. He stated "History will treat me fairly. Historians probably won't because most historians are on the left." He was discussing the differences between the beliefs of democrats and republicans.
Is it logical to assume that colonial and nationalist historians were both willing scribes?
Colonial historians and nationalists were not prisoners because their writings were examined by the ruling class so it was difficult for them to write what was exactly happened.
Why do historians investigate the past?
Because that's what historians do. Study historic events or artefacts. History IS the past.
Why do historians ask questions to evaluate their sources?
Asking questions helps them investigate the past in a meaningful way. They also focus the historians research.
What do historians do that starts with an i?
investigate history
What is the past participle of investigate?
The past participle of "investigate" is "investigated."
What is the past perfect progressive tense of to investigate?
The past perfect progressive tense of "to investigate" is "had been investigating."
How are historians like detectives?
Historians are like detectives because like detectives thy investigate to find there answers
What is the past tense of investigate?
The past tense is investigated.
Who study the past?
Historians study the past!! :)
How do historians investigate history?
Present day historians investigate the histories already written by: * checking the resources used by historians who have written about a particular subject; * by investigating any sources that were overlooked; and * searching primary, secondary leads that may bring to light new sources of historical information.
What study's the past?
historians
People who study the past?
historians
How do historians learn about the past?
Historians learn about the past by using artifacts geography written records/books and interviews/oral tradition.
