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How do historians use evidence to learn about the past? Choose all that apply.


They analyze the carbon-14 of evidence.


They excavate the sources of evidence.


They assess the reliability of evidence.


They propose the meaning of evidence.

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Evidence means something that is clear, prominent, that is visible to all. In science the evidence consists of everything that can be used to prove that a particular hypothesis is true or to rule it out.

History is a social science, it aims to understand the past and the tools at its disposal are objects, relics, fossils, but mainly, documents. To use a document as evidence, one must excave the sources of evidence and analize the reliability of evidence. In some contests the evidence requires interpretations, so historians eventually also propose the meaning of the evidence.

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Historians use evidence to learn about the past when they:

  • assess the reliability of evidence.
  • propose the meaning of evidence.

When Historians first come across evidence, they need to make sure that it is indeed an authentic source so they check the reliability of the evidence by:

  • cross-checking it against other sources from that era
  • analyze it thoroughly for any signs that it might be fake

They will then propose the meaning of the evidence they found based on what the evidence purports and their knowledge of the time period based on research.

In conclusion therefore, historians verify evidence by assessing its reliability and proposing its meaning.

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