Question

Historical sources that were not written should not be used in writing history true or false

Answer 1

Answer:

Disadvantages of written sources

(i) It may be difficult to authenticate ananymous documents. (ii) Some textbooks are written in languages that are difficult to understand. (iii) They cannot be used by illiterate people. (iv) Most written sources tend to wear out and get destroyed over time.

Explanation:

Sources can be used for writing history in the following ways : 1. It can provide us evolutionary relationship with the help of various important evidences . ... Sources can give us an approx assumption about the future in terms of history

Answer 2

"Historical sources that were not written by a known person should not be used in writing history" is a TRUE statement.

• History accounts by Anonymous writers should not be considered in writing history.
• This is becuase the event described in the account can not be compared to its writer to derive further information and verify the person and the even that occurred.
• Anonymous sources are vague and we have no clue whether the account is free from truth manipulation and opinions.

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