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What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
- Memory and discovery of past events
- Collection and interpretation of past events (correct)
- Inquiry and knowledge acquired by investigation
- Only the documentation of past events
What is the period before the invention of writing systems considered?
What is the period before the invention of writing systems considered?
- Renaissance history
- Prehistory (correct)
- Ancient history
- Medieval history
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Oral accounts and ecological markers
- Only written documents
- Artifacts and material possessions
- All of the above (correct)
How does history differ from myth?
How does history differ from myth?
What does the academic discipline of history use to describe past events?
What does the academic discipline of history use to describe past events?