There are many definitions of history. The definition preferred by the authors of your text is that history is

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The preferred definition of history according to the authors of the text is that it is the interpretive study of the events of the human past. While history does involve the chronology of events and some scientific study, these are not the defining characteristics of history. Rather, it is the interpretation of those events and their significance that distinguishes history as a separate field of study.

There Are Many Definitions of History