Question

What are the four characteristics of modern historiography?

Answer 1

Instructions:
There should be at least 3 points here. Bring up scientific principles in historiography first. Then, bring in the point about Historiography and anthropocentrism (focus on absence of divinity), followed by the reliance on evidence. Close it out with the graph of human progress.

Solution:

• The methods of modern historiography are based on scientific principles. It begins with the formation of relevant questions.
• The questions asked are anthropocentric. Historiography disregards divine interference in human activities.
• Answers to all the questions asked are supported by reliable evidence.
• History presents a graph of man’s progress with the help of his deeds in the past.