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What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
- Ancient history
- Protohistory
- Prehistory (correct)
- Paleohistory
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
- Computer simulations and models
- Scientific experiments and observations
- Mathematical equations and formulas
What is history considered as an academic discipline?
What is history considered as an academic discipline?
- A scientific experiment to predict future events
- A narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (correct)
- A philosophical debate about the nature of time
- A mathematical equation to calculate historical events
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians use to investigate the patterns of cause and effect in past events?
What do historians use to investigate the patterns of cause and effect in past events?
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