10 Questions
What is history?
The systematic study and documentation of the human past
What is considered prehistory?
The period of events before the invention of writing systems
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
A narrative
What do historians debate about past events?
The significance of different causes and effects
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 is history as an academic discipline used to describe past events?
Uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
Whether history is an end in itself and its usefulness in giving insight into the past
What is the umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events?
History
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