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What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
- Only past events
- Memory and discovery of past events
- The interpretation of historical sources
- All of the above (correct)
What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Oral accounts and material artifacts (correct)
- Just written documents
- Only ecological markers
- None of the above
How does history differ from myth?
How does history differ from myth?
- History is incomplete
- Myth is supported by verifiable evidence (correct)
- History is an academic discipline
- History is supported by external sources
What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?
What do historians use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What do historians 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?
Who is often considered the 'father of history' in the Western tradition?
Who is often considered the 'father of history' in the Western tradition?
What is the origin of the word 'history' according to the text?
What is the origin of the word 'history' according to the text?
Which ancient historian has been criticized as the 'father of lies'?
Which ancient historian has been criticized as the 'father of lies'?
What is the modern study of history noted to be by the text?
What is the modern study of history noted to be by the text?
In what sense did Aristotle use the word 'history' according to the text?
In what sense did Aristotle use the word 'history' according to the text?
What state chronicle is mentioned in the text to date back to around 722 BC?
What state chronicle is mentioned in the text to date back to around 722 BC?
Who is considered to have helped form the foundations for the modern study of past events and societies?
Who is considered to have helped form the foundations for the modern study of past events and societies?
In which language did the word 'history' develop into forms such as istorie, estoire, and historie according to the text?
In which language did the word 'history' develop into forms such as istorie, estoire, and historie according to the text?
When was the word 'history' borrowed from Latin into Old English?
When was the word 'history' borrowed from Latin into Old English?
What was brought into Middle English from Anglo-Norman according to the text?
What was brought into Middle English from Anglo-Norman according to the text?
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