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1. Differentiate history from the past. Is there any similarities and differences

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'The past' is completed and can never be changed, but 'history' is the ongoing discussion of trying to explain the past and is open to change and revision. '

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History' relies upon what we know about 'the past', and this is dependent on the evidence available. You cannot write a history that is not based upon evidence.

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