History Challenge

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What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

Historians use historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers.

Explain the term 'History' as used in the text?

History is the systematic study and documentation of the human past, including past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events.

What is considered as prehistory?

The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory.

What is debated by historians regarding history?

<p>Historians debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. They also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, and its usefulness in giving.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of history as described in the text?

<p>History is described as an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect.</p> Signup and view all the answers