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What is history considered before the invention of writing systems?
What is history considered before the invention of writing systems?
- Protohistory
- Ancient history
- Mythology
- Prehistory (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
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Internet blogs and social media posts
- Scientific experiments and mathematical models
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?
- Religious scriptures
- Mathematical equations
- Narrative (correct)
- Scientific laws
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians use to organize, present, and interpret past events?
What do historians use to organize, present, and interpret past events?