Question

The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former a. was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history b. exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not c. devoted much of his writing to economic history d. was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history

Answer 1

b. exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not

Step-by-step explanation:

Herodotus based his explanations of human events on the will of the gods, besides having poor analytical rigor. His successor, Thucydides, excludes all religious aspects and seeks a purely rational explanation, with a rigorous examination of the sources. He had strict procedures for gathering evidence and its analysis in terms of cause and effect without reference to the intervention of gods.