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What is history?
What is history?
History is the systematic study and documentation of the human past.
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
Historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers.
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect.
What do historians debate regarding historical narratives?
What do historians debate regarding historical narratives?
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What does the term 'prehistory' refer to?
What does the term 'prehistory' refer to?
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