How does the period when a historical account is created affect it?(1 point)

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The political and social situations of the time can have influence on the historian.
The political and social situations of the time can have influence on the historian.

Accounts about more recent events are always more accurate.
Accounts about more recent events are always more accurate.

Older accounts of the past are always less accurate than newer ones.
Older accounts of the past are always less accurate than newer ones.

Modern accounts of the distant past lack credibility because of a lack of evidence

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The political and social situations of the time can have influence on the historian.

This highlights how the context in which a historical account is created can shape the perspective and interpretation of events by the historian.