Herodotus is considered as the father of

(A) History
(B) Geography
(C) Political Science
(D) Philosophy

Correct Answer : History
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Explanation : Herodotus has been called the “Father of History”, and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories-his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced-is a record of his “inquiry”, being an investigation of the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars and including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information.
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