Which of the following is an important Greek contribution to history.The right answer for K12 is..The Greeks were the first people to study history in an organized manner. I took the test and this is the right answer ?
History · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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The important Greek contribution to history is indeed that they were the first to study history in an organized manner. Historians such as Herodotus, who is often called the ‘Father of History’, approached the recording of events with a systematic methodology. He aimed to explain the causes of events, like wars and great battles, rather than merely describing them or attributing them to the whims of gods and fate, which was a common approach before. Thucydides, another prominent Greek historian, is well-known for his critical approach and strict standards of evidence-gathering and analysis in terms of cause and effect without reference to the divine. This rational and structured approach laid the foundations for the way history is studied and recorded today.