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Which of the following best describes the discipline of history?
Which of the following best describes the discipline of history?
- The study of future events
- The study of fictional events
- The study of past events, people, societies, and cultures (correct)
- The study of current events
What sources do historians use to reconstruct and analyze the past?
What sources do historians use to reconstruct and analyze the past?
- Personal opinions
- Scientific experiments
- Artistic interpretations
- Written records, oral histories, archaeological artifacts, and more (correct)
What is the main goal of historians?
What is the main goal of historians?
- To understand and interpret the human experience over time (correct)
- To create fictional stories
- To predict future events
- To study current events