(01.02 mc)a historian wonders why an ancient civilization disappeared. he suggests that a natural disaster might have destroyed it thousands of years ago. what step should the historian take next? ask a question test the hypothesis draw a conclusion make an educated guess about what happened

The next step for this historian is to make an educated guess about what happened.

Considering history is part of science historians use the steps from the scientific method to study history.

The steps of this method are:

This historian has already made an observation (a civilization disappeared and there is not a clear cause) and he has asked the question (why did the civilization disappear). Therefore, the next step is to create a hypothesis or an educated guess about why this civilization disappeared.

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