Answer:
The answer is:
1) you can develop a hypothesis
2) (...) your research with historical context in mind.
Explanation:
1) A hypothesis is a proposition based on research. To create a good and solid hypothesis, you have to gather resources that can't support the idea you created. These resources can be of different types, such as texts, documents, tales and songs from old times. After organizing all the information, you can read what other authors and historians wrote and studied about the theme you're researching. You now can elaborate on your propose.
2) However, you must keep in mind that the context is important. The context is the historical moment when the event you're studying occurred. You cannot look at it with modern sight, you must try to understand based on that historical moment. The same thing has to be performed with the authors you're using. Just like the historical period, they wrote and understood that event on their own time (like you). Keep yourself in the context.
