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Questions and Answers
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
- The discovery and collection of past events
- Past events and the memory of these events (correct)
- Only past events
- The interpretation of cultural heritage
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
- Fictional stories
- Scientific experiments
- Oral accounts and art only
How does history differ from myth?
How does history differ from myth?
- History is based on scientific evidence (correct)
- Myth is supported by verifiable evidence
- Myth is a narrative to describe past events
- History is not supported by external sources
What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?
What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?
What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?