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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?
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What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
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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?
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What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
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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?
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What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
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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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