Why do we use DBQs to study history?

The point of the document-based question is not to torment you but actually to put you in the historian’s shoes as an interpreter of historical material.

Explanation:

The DBQ is testing your ability to:  

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

they bring people together to achieve control of the government

basically choosinng what sets in   congress and presdicny this is to keepthe antion hole and so it can last because wiht out authority it wouldnt last a week