Divisions and Definitions of History
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What is the traditional definition of history?

  • The reconstruction of the past based on available written records, oral history, cultural artifacts, and folk traditions
  • The study of events and developments
  • The records of the past (correct)
  • The inquiry designed to elicit the truth

    • What does the modern definition of history involve?

  • Discovering patterns and trends
  • Collection, analysis, and synthesis of sources (correct)
  • Reconstruction of the past based on available written records, oral history, cultural artifacts, and folk traditions
  • Interpreting and recreating facts in an orderly and intelligible manner

    • Which type of history refers to early times with no written records?

  • Oral history
  • Modern history
  • Unrecorded history (pre-historic) (correct)
  • Traditional history

    • What is the Greek word for history?

    <p>Historia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of history?

    <p>To record the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the traditional definition of history?

    <p>The past of mankind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the modern definition of history involve?

    <p>A record of the past based on available written records, oral history, cultural artifacts, and folk traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of history?

    <p>To study events and developments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the text, what is considered as records in the traditional definition of history?

    <p>Written accounts only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does unrecorded history refer to?

    <p>Early times with no written records</p> Signup and view all the answers

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