Both knowledge and thruths are conveyed through history. The type of knowledge conveyed is everything we learn, including people's deductions and views of different aspects, so this knowledge is actually quite ambiguous as there may or may not be a 'correct' knowledge. It is based on opinion.
However, the truth side of history is all about the facts, things that either did or did not happen. Therefore we can trust in these truths of history as a lot of these 'truths' are recorded and there are proofs of the events that have occurred.
But funnily enough, although the knowledge and truths of history seem so clear cut, they are actually intertwined quite complexly, for history is a fairly ambiguous subject. What i mean is that, take the example of an exam. The sources provided, like pictures, speeches or articles are all truths. They are stuff that are real, stuff that have proof, stuff that has occurred. However, the knowledge that stems from these truths can be so far from the truth because what you see can't always be trusted. With knowledge we have to read between the lines of truth.
Therefore history is a very ambiguous subject, providing solid truths that produce opinionated knowledge.
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