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What is the origin of the term 'history'?

It is derived from the Greek word 'Istoria', meaning 'inquiry' or 'an account of one’s inquiries.' (correct)
It is derived from the Egyptian word 'Hst', meaning 'record' or 'inscription.'
It is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Itihasa', meaning 'thus indeed happened.'
It is derived from the Latin word 'historia', meaning 'knowledge acquired by investigation.'

Who is often referred to as the 'father of history'?

Herodotus (correct)
Xenophon
Thucydides
Plutarch

How is history defined in ordinary usage?

As the documentation of future events.
As the analysis of geological formations.
As all the things that have happened in the human past. (correct)
As the study of ancient civilizations.

What does the term 'past' signify in the context of history?

<p>Events that have taken place and the facts of the past, which are kept in writing. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the academic definition of history entail?

<p>An organized and systematic study of the past, involving the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers