History: The Study of Human Past

Only past events before the invention of writing systems

Past events and the memory, discovery, and interpretation of these events (correct)

Only the investigation of patterns of cause and effect in past events

Only the collection and organization of past events

Fictional stories and myths

Written documents, oral accounts, art, material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)

Social media posts and internet articles

Scientific experiments and mathematical models

Myth is based on written documents, while history is based on oral accounts

History is supported by verifiable evidence, while myth is not (correct)

History focuses on ancient cultural influences, while myth does not

History only includes past events, while myth includes cultural heritage

<p>The narrative that best explains an event and the significance of different causes and effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

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