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What is the term for the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
What is the term for the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What term is used for stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources?
What term is used for stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources?
What does history seek to describe, examine, question, and analyze?
What does history seek to describe, examine, question, and analyze?
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Which term is used for the systematic study and documentation of the human past?
Which term is used for the systematic study and documentation of the human past?
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What is the term for the narratives that are usually classified as cultural heritage or legends?
What is the term for the narratives that are usually classified as cultural heritage or legends?
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What is the term for the systematic study and documentation of the human past?
What is the term for the systematic study and documentation of the human past?
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Who is often considered the 'father of history' in the Western tradition?
Who is often considered the 'father of history' in the Western tradition?
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What is the term for the narratives that are usually classified as cultural heritage or legends?
What is the term for the narratives that are usually classified as cultural heritage or legends?
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From which language was the word 'history' borrowed into Old English as 'stær'?
From which language was the word 'history' borrowed into Old English as 'stær'?
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What does the Greek word 'ἱστορία' (historíā) mean?
What does the Greek word 'ἱστορία' (historíā) mean?
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In which text is the ancestor word of 'history' attested early on?
In which text is the ancestor word of 'history' attested early on?
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'History of Animals' is a work by which ancient Greek philosopher?
'History of Animals' is a work by which ancient Greek philosopher?
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'Spring and Autumn Annals' is a state chronicle from which region?
'Spring and Autumn Annals' is a state chronicle from which region?
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What was the word 'historia' borrowed into from Latin?
What was the word 'historia' borrowed into from Latin?
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What did the Latin word 'historia' develop into in Old French and Anglo-Norman?
What did the Latin word 'historia' develop into in Old French and Anglo-Norman?
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