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What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
- Written documents, oral accounts, and ecological markers
- Present events, future predictions, and interpretation
- Scientific discoveries and technological advancements
- Past events, memory, discovery, and interpretation (correct)
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Fictional stories and myths
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
- Internet blogs and social media posts
- Scientific experiments and laboratory research
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
- Medieval era
- Renaissance period
- Ancient history
- Prehistory (correct)
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?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?