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What is history?
What is history?
- The analysis of current societal trends
- The systematic study and documentation of the human past (correct)
- The study of future events and their implications
- The study of fictional narratives
What is prehistory?
What is prehistory?
- The analysis of modern historical events
- The period of events after the invention of writing systems
- The study of ancient literature
- The period of events before the invention of writing systems (correct)
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Fictional stories and myths
- Scientific experiments and laboratory research
- Social media posts and online articles
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
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What do historians debate in relation to history?
What do historians debate in relation to history?
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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 in relation to events and their patterns of cause and effect?
What do historians debate in relation to events and their patterns of cause and effect?
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What is history considered to be as an academic discipline?
What is history considered to be as an academic discipline?
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