History analysis: Methods of Historical Inquiry​ and the Thucydides

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Hello, i need help writing a History analysis about Methods of Historical Inquiry and the Thucydides

Attached:

-Essay format posted attached: 1) an introduction with a thesis, (2) at least 3 paragraphs of body discussing the evidence for your thesis, (3) an interesting conclusion.

– Methods of Historical Inquiry attached

-NO PLAGIARISM, NO OUTSIDE SOUCES (only sources posted from me) attached

Requirements:

– Use academic language (no first person “I” or “me”)

– Use quotations from the primary sources posted only to argue the points strongly

– Use footnotes to cite the primary sources

Prompt: Thucydides was one of the first writers of history and we have learned about his techniques in “Methods of Historical Inquiry”. Write a well-developed essay explaining 2 problems Thucydides finds in historical writing before his time. Why are these problematic? Then, explain 2 methods Thucydides says he will use to write better historical accounts. Why are these more reliable ways to do history? (Your thesis statement should briefly point out the 2 problems and the 2 new methods by Thucydides).