Question

What is an example of a reason why historical interpretation may change over time

Answer 1

The process of analyzing, describing, explanation of past events and their evaluation is called historical interpretation. The interpretation is based on primary and secondary sources.

Interpretation is important in history because Through interpretation they how they view past and they try to explain how and why things happened as they did and what particular elements in the past are important. According to a famous historian E.H Carr interpretation is the key to history writing.

Interpretations vary because they are written for different audiences, different historians can distort information to support their arguments stronger and historians views also keeps changing as they come across new evidences.

For example if you are discussing about Hitler and the rise of Nazi Germany, one student says that he rose to power because of his oratory skills and ability to manipulate political situations, this is well documented by historians. While another student says that the social and economic conditions of Germany brought him to power, these reasons are also well documented by the historians. The which student is right, it all depends on whom you ask. It shows the subjective nature of history.

Answer 2

The question is incomplete, so the complete question is as follows:

What is an example of a reason why historical interpretations may change over time?

A. Archeologists may uncover new climate evidence.

B. Political scientists discover a new method of scientific research.

C. Economists may learn more about how ancient governments operated.

D. New X-ray technology proves that previous medical conclusions were incorrect.

Answer:

A). Archeologists may uncover new climate evidence.

Explanation:

The Archeologists works to reveal several historical interpretations on thebasis of facts gathered from primary sources of evidence.

The example that [roves chnaging interpretation over time by archeologists is that they may uncover new climate evidence which can change the earlier facts and can reveal several new things. Archeologists can change tehir views whenever they will find some new and more strong evidences.

Hence, the correct option is "A".