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What is history considered before the invention of writing systems?

  • Protohistory
  • Ancient history
  • Prehistory (correct)
  • Mythology

What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?

  • Statistical analysis
  • Predictive modeling
  • Narrative (correct)
  • Philosophical discourse

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

  • Folklore and legends
  • Scientific experiments and mathematical models
  • Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
  • Religious scriptures

What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?

<p>It uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?

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Pre-Literate History

  • History before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory.

Academic Discipline of History

  • History as an academic discipline uses written records to describe past events.

Sources of Historical Knowledge

  • Historians use primary sources (e.g., original documents, artifacts) and secondary sources (e.g., books, articles) to seek knowledge of the past.
  • Oral traditions and archaeological evidence are also used to reconstruct historical events.

Nature of History

  • History as an academic discipline is a social science, combining elements of humanities and social sciences to study the past.

Debates in Historical Analysis

  • Historians debate about interpretation and context when analyzing past events, considering multiple perspectives and causes.
  • They also debate about the reliability and bias of historical sources.

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