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What is the term for the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
Prehistory
What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
Written documents and oral accounts
How is history as an academic discipline described?
Using a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events
What distinguishes history from myth?
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What are stories common to a particular culture but not supported by external sources usually classified as?
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