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★★★48T The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals. The most significant events and trends in history were made possible not by the famous few, but by groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten. 48． 对历史的研究把太多的重点放在对某些个人上。而历史上一些重大的事件和发展趋势不是由个别名人决定的，而可能是由那些已经被人们淡忘的人制造的 It is quite natural that when we are indulged in the treasure of history, those preponderate names appeal closer than those historical events and trends themselves. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar doubtlessly shadow their Egypt and Rome Empire, while Thomas Jefferson has been the equivalence of the Declaration of Independence. Admittedly those famous few who played key roles could not have made those significant events and trends alone. Yet should we declare that too much emphasis has been laid on them while the groups of people behind them have long been neglected? The answer is “NO”.In most historical documents, those significant figures were described as the only decision makers. Admittedly that is faraway from the truth, though. No matter how clever, how wise or how atrocious, how stupid they were, they couldn’t have changed history on their own. The groups of people behind them, regularly ignored, had contributed their Intel lecture, efforts, advice, or had executed subversion, instigation or other negative influences. It is natural, however, for historians to do so, or from another aspect, they have to. Two principal factors can be taken as the cause of this reluctant fault. Firstly, those who recorded historical events and trends, which are the main resources for us to study history today, tended to attribute successes or failures to individuals, especially leaders. These might have been done under political or religious pressure, or out of devotion and admiration as well. One who reported a great success of a battle to the king or emperor would certainly have described the general as a hero and when it came to a disastrous failure, the general would have been the ta