Set 2: Central Ideas (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
The following text describes Historiography. Historiography is not the study of history itself (the events of the past), but the study of how history is written and interpreted. It examines the methods, biases, sources, and narrative structures historians use. For instance, a historiographical analysis might compare how British and American textbooks differently describe the American Revolution, revealing how national identity shapes historical memory. It posits that history is not an objective collection of facts, but a reconstructed narrative influenced by the historian's context.
What is the primary focus of historiography?
Detailed Explanation
Choice C is correct. The text defines it as 'the study of how history is written and interpreted' and examines 'methods, biases... historians use.'
Key Evidence:
• "study of how history is written"
• "examines the methods, biases... historians use"
Why others are wrong: A (Archaeology), B (Basic history (not historiography)), D (Historical fiction).