History Is Concerned with Change Over Time

question 2

Multiple Choice

History is concerned with change over time. It provides a perspective on the present by informing us of the way people lived in the past. Thus, history helps us understand

• A) how contemporary society developed into its present form.
• B) how previous societies could have been more productive.
• C) how contemporary society can avoid the mistakes of the past.
• D) all of these.

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