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 With the result of industrial revolution and

improved means of communication,

transportation the different countries of the

 world were brought closer to each other and

feeling of oneness grew among the people of different countries.

This gave rise to the integrated and unified

culture and economy. Thus history assumed

the universal nature. No doubt, even today 

the trends of division are clearly visible

 which led to cold war between the nations of 

two blocks but history is assuming a

universal character.

 With the numerous the discoveries and

availability of numerous inscriptions, the

scope of history has also widened. The

knowledge of the ancient history was further

 widened by geology and archaeology in the

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mid nineteenth century.

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The archaeologist through their excavations

the scope of history pushed back by millions

of years.

 With the development of historiography, the

scope of the study of history was also

changed. Till 19 century history was

confined to the study of the political events

and institutions. But at present, the social,

economic, moral and literary life of the

people is also included in the scope of 

history.

Every effort is made for making history more

and more interesting. The study of history 

lays emphasis on the systematic and

exhaustive collections of source materials

and adoption of scientific, analytical and

critical attitude in their assimilation and

explanation.

 Value:

Generally, people are interested in the living

present and not in the dead present.

However this is not quit tenable. It may be

true to point out that the present is

important it would certainly be an illogical

th

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 view to hold that past is of no significance.

In fact, present is a dividing line between

past and future. Most of the problems have

 been rooted in past. We cannot suggest

suitable solutions for these problems unless

 we understand how those problems

originated.

Therefore, the main aims or purposes

of the teaching of history are given

 below:

(i) To create interest for history among the

students or learners of history.

(ii) To explain and understand the present.

(iii) To enlarge the area of individual

experience by teaching about human

 behaviour, relationship, interaction of 

circumstances and conditions in their effect

upon individual and social fortunes.

(iv) The study of history provides theintellectual satisfaction.

(v) The study of history developed the

mental power and mental horizon of the

individual.. It helped in the development of 

power of memory, imagination, logic and

decision among the learners. In other words,

it give more insight into human mind in a

more agreeable way.

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