Question

Explain how there are so little usable materials left to historians to use.
Define “History” based from the various perspectives given by historian.

Answer 1

Answer:

Letters, diaries, speeches, and photographs are examples of primary sources. Artifacts such as tools are also primary sources. Other tools that historians use are secondary sources. They are written after a historical event by people who did not see the event.

Answer 2

There are little usable materials left for historians to use as either they are already used or have depleted over time.

• The sources of study are referred to as the firsthand testimony of the history topic to be studied.
• Generally, sources are of three types, primary, secondary and tertiary. These include poems, publications, extracts, dictionaries, journals etc.
• With time, many historians have carried out various studies and have already used the available historical resources, thereby leaving no room for others.
• Many resources such as artifacts, weapons etc have been seized by the government and put in museums further leading to the scarcity of materials.
• The environment is ever changing. The rapid changes in the environment has also led to the depletion of various resources.
• History is the study of people and circumstances over a period of time. According to a historian "Rapson" History is something that is a connected account of the course of events or ideas progression.