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History: Study and Methodology

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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?

Oral accounts and material artifacts (correct)

Just written documents

Only ecological markers

None of the above

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?

The period of events before the invention of writing systems Signup and view all the answers

What do historians use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?

Historical sources such as written documents Signup and view all the answers

What do historians debate about the nature of history?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Who is often considered the 'father of history' in the Western tradition?

Herodotus Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the word 'history' according to the text?

Greek Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient historian has been criticized as the 'father of lies'?

Herodotus Signup and view all the answers

What is the modern study of history noted to be by the text?

Wide-ranging Signup and view all the answers

In what sense did Aristotle use the word 'history' according to the text?

Inquiry and knowledge from inquiry Signup and view all the answers

What state chronicle is mentioned in the text to date back to around 722 BC?

Spring and Autumn Annals Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered to have helped form the foundations for the modern study of past events and societies?

Herodotus and Thucydides Signup and view all the answers

History: Study and Methodology

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Questions and Answers

What does the term 'history' encompass?

What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

How does history differ from myth?

What is considered prehistory?

What do historians use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?

What do historians debate about the nature of history?

Who is often considered the 'father of history' in the Western tradition?

What is the origin of the word 'history' according to the text?

Which ancient historian has been criticized as the 'father of lies'?

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?

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?

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?

What was brought into Middle English from Anglo-Norman according to the text?

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