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What important point(s) was/were made in the quotes on history by Berkhofer in his book A Behavioral Approach to Historical Analysis?
A. Historians do not recapture or reconstruct the past when they analyze history; they interpret it according to surviving evidence and conceptual frameworks.
B. The ability to assess evidence. The study of history builds experience in assessing evidence -the sort of evidence historians use in shaping the most accurate pictures of the past
C. The ability to assess conflicting interpretations. Learning history means gaining some skill in sorting through diverse, often conflicting interpretations.
D. Experience in assessing past examples of change. Experience in assessing past examples of change is vital to understanding change in society today-it's an essential skill in what we are regularly told is our "ever-changing world."
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