What is History? Carl Becker, a historian, says history may be defined as the study of development on human societies in time and in space. This definition is true. Historians don’t just study dates, presidents, and wars. They also aren’t just interested in famous people either. Historians are interested in all of human societies. That’s why the most important subject of history is man. Man has a lot to do with history. …showed first 75 words of 382 total…

…showed last 75 words of 382 total…has been. For example towns or cities, parts of towns and cities, regions, states, nations, continents, the world and outer space. History can be studied in any geographical area just as long as there is evidence there to get the complete histoy of something. Maybe this is everything that Becker meant when he described history as the development of human societies in time and space. That’s why it’s the true meaning of history.