Question

Herodotus is considered the father of history for all of the following reasons, except:

a.He championed the practice of oral history
b.He tried to separate fact from legend.
c.He wrote the history of Persian Wars.
d.He interviewed people and looked at various sources.

Answer 1

A) He championed the practise of oral history is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Prior to Herodotus, there was no difference between history and myths and it was not easy to get accurate account of historical events. He was the first person to study history in a systematic manner. He didn't reject myths and legends but used them for the further investigation. He was most concerned with revealing facts for the reader and leaving the analysis for the leader. His book "The Histories" contained the account of Greco-Persian Wars and was published around the Year 425 BC. Observation and interviewing individuals were some of the methods which was pioneered by him.

Answer 2

The correct option is B

Herodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and geographer who lived between 484 and 425 BC. C., traditionally considered as the father of History in the western world and was the first to compose a reasoned and structured account of human actions. He devoted part of his life to travel to obtain the information and materials that allowed him to write a work of great historical and literary value. However, he received severe criticism, including from his contemporaries, for including in his work anecdotes and digressions that, although they provided valuable information, had little to do with the object of study that had been proposed: the Persian struggles against Greeks