c) The people and events of the past can only be understood when viewed within the larger context in which they existed.
a) That is not possible when historical events or topics are isolated and extracted from the web of historic time to serve some other curricular purpose.
d) The value of history also depends upon the chronological presentation of events through time.
b) It is only through a chronological survey that students can begin to understand the process of social and cultural change, which is one of the principal purposes of history.