How we study and look at history?

The idea of history is all about the lense or point of view you look at an event.

For example, if you look at the history of unions (look at it from the point of view of the worker vs. the union vs. the boss and then its effect on other unions and groups of workers).

History is all about context.
Its all about smaller events and where they fit on a timeline.
We must also look at the bigger picture (for example, the role of religion over time in a given location, the political situation over time)
Consequences of a given event - what happenned later/after?
Cause and effect
Similarities and differences to over events?
Parallels to other events
Compare and contrast
Events do not take place in a vacuum (by themselves/isolated)
Every event influences other events