DISCUSSION: If you read the full sentence
(lines 49-54), you’ll see that earlier historians also said European communities preserved themselves thanks to a vague “sense of national consciousness”.
This means that these earlier theories should have been more precise, just like Fugita and O’Brien’s theory needs more precision.
See lines 57-60 for the main critique.
We know very little about these earlier historians. They’re only mentioned in passing. Answers B-E bring up details that simply are not mentioned.
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- CORRECT. Lines 57-60 say that historians need to be more precise when they explain why a community has persisted. It’s not enough to say that communities have a vague
“sense of national consciousness”. - We’re not told much about what these historians say. We don’t know if they distinguish between cultural activity and community strength.
- Lines 49-54 say that these historians have based their theories on a sense of national consciousness.
- Lines 49-54 tell us virtually nothing about the old theories. I defy you to find the word pluralism mentioned.
- As with all the other answers, this is never mentioned. We’re told practically nothing about these earlier historians.
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