human history

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandhistory

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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history
noun
uk
/ˈhɪs.tər.i/us
/ˈhɪs.t̬ɚ.i/
(the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, ...
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(Definition ofhumanandhistoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhuman history

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Through most ofhumanhistoryhuman beings have had to struggle with climate, its natural variability and its extremes.
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The significance ofhumanhistoryis a question which philosophy alone is qualified to answer.
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Nationalism and nations have not been permanent features ofhumanhistory.
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However, this objection proves too much, since, given the sea of injustices that has characterizedhumanhistory, this threatens to undermine almost all current ownership.
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It is our bounden duty at this dangerous stage inhumanhistoryto assert the importance of intellect.
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I think the whole ofhumanhistorycan be interpreted like that.
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The invention of pottery is a highly significant cultural phenomenon inhumanhistory.
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This produces the religious and cultural diversity we see in the world and throughouthumanhistory.
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If intergroup conflict was as important inhumanhistoryas we think, it might have selected for food sharing as a form of team-building.
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But both the state and classes are comparatively recent phenomena inhumanhistory.
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Not that migration is new, for it has been part ofhumanhistoryall along.
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Above all is the notion of contact and the flow of information and ideas as a positive force inhumanhistory.
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It is about a man who never dies and therefore perceives howhumanhistoryis only a repetition.
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The past 25 years have been accompanied by more advances in medicine and technology than at any point inhumanhistory.
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Every important turn inhumanhistoryhas always been accompanied by a movement of emancipating the mind.
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One kind surveys the great variety of things honestly labelled 'faith ' throughouthumanhistory, privileging none but seeking common structures and differentiating features.
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At its most extensive, ' politeness ' described national characters, entire civilizations, epochs ofhumanhistory.
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The role of contingency inhumanhistorycasts an intriguing, if not eerie, light on our present condition.
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