History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2015 History
The idea of progress gained ground in the writings of:
AMedieval church historians
B18th century Enlightenment historians ✓ Correct
C19th century nationalist historians
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (B) 18th century Enlightenment historians — The idea of progress gained ground with the 18th century Enlightenment historians, so the answer is the 18th century Enlightenment historians.
Explanation
★The idea of progress gained ground with the 18th century Enlightenment historians, so the answer is the 18th century Enlightenment historians.
★The Enlightenment thinkers believed that history moved steadily forward.
★They held that reason and science improved human life over time.
★So they read the past as a story of growing progress.
★This view differed from the cyclical or religious views of the past.
★It shaped much of modern historical writing.
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