History Study and Documentation

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History is the systematic study and documentation of the human ______

past

History is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these ______

events

Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological ______

markers

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

History differs from myth in that it is supported by verifiable ______

evidence

What term is used to describe the period of events before the invention of writing systems?

Prehistory

What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

Written documents

What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and question past events?

Narrative

What is history considered to be, in terms of the study and documentation of the human past?

Systematic

What does history comprise, in addition to past events?

Memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation

Explore the systematic study of human past, including the period before the invention of writing systems. Learn about the methods and sources used by historians to understand and interpret historical events.

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