10 Questions
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?
Prehistory
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
Narrative
What do historians debate regarding the nature of history?
The narrative that best explains an event and the significance of different causes and effects
What is history considered to be as an academic discipline?
An end in itself and a means of investigating patterns of cause and effect
Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?
Formal sciences
Which discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine?
Applied sciences
What is the earliest recorded period of identifiable predecessors to modern science?
Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia
Which of the following is not typically considered a branch of modern science?
Economics
Why is there disagreement about whether the formal sciences are science disciplines?
They do not rely on empirical evidence
प्राचीन ग्रीक शब्द "ἱστορία" (historía) से प्राप्त "इन्क्वायरी; जांच के द्वारा प्राप्त ज्ञान" का अर्थ है "इतिहास"
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