Which works better for identifying patterns in historical events, looking for root causes to explain a specific event, or looking for patterns in human behavior that would lead to such events?

Why so (depending on what you picked for your answer)? Using the Annales school and Marxist theory in the context of the French Revolution or some other event, please address the issue of patterns, root causes, and using schools of thought as the basis for interpreting human behavior in the midst of historical events. Please use the below sources: http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/ps/retrieve.do?sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=umd_umuc&tabID=T003&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CCX3460500017&&docId=GALE|CX3460500017&docType=GALE http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/ps/retrieve.do?sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=umd_umuc&tabID=T003&searchId=R2&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CCX3460500018&&docId=GALE|CX3460500018&docType=GALE