2. Connections to Today Do research to learn more about one of the belief
systems described above. Write a
summary telling how many people
follow this belief system today, and in
which countries.
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Over time, historians have changed the ways they study the past because they have: o a. emphasized the study of oral history passed down in communities for generations. o b. started to explore history through the perspectives of many different groups. c. focused on uncovering archaeological evidence rather than analyzing documents. d. largely abandoned studying comparative and cultural history in favor of microhistory.