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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?
- Internet blogs and social media posts
- Fictional stories and myths
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Personal opinions and speculations
What is considered the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
What is considered the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
- Modern history
- Medieval history
- Prehistory (correct)
- Ancient history
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?
- Philosophical theories
- A narrative (correct)
- Scientific experiments
- Mathematical equations
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What do historians debate about in relation to past events?
What do historians debate about in relation to past events?