What is History?
Understanding the nature of history, primary and secondary sources, and why we study the past.
Key Questions
- 1How do historians reconstruct the past?
- 2What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
- 3Why is it important to look at multiple perspectives in history?
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
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