I would say that studying history is almost defined by rote memorization. Once a pattern emerges, you're not studying pure history but rather historical economi

I would say that studying history is almost defined by rote memorization. Once a pattern emerges, you're not studying pure history but rather historical economics or sociology or something else. Things don't usually fit neatly into pure categories but I can imagine well written tests for pretty much any subject that require extrapolation or speculation of some kind, except "pure history".