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What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems known as?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems known as?
- Prehistory (correct)
- Protohistory
- Ancient times
- Antiquity
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
- Scientific experiments and observations
- Internet resources and social media
- Folklore and myths
How does history differ from myth?
How does history differ from myth?
- History is solely based on oral accounts, myth is based on written documents
- History is based on legends, myth is based on facts
- History is supported by verifiable evidence, myth is not (correct)
- History is purely subjective, myth is objective
What do historians use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What do historians use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
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?
History is only concerned with events that have written documentation as sources.
History is only concerned with events that have written documentation as sources.
Prehistory refers to the period of events before the invention of writing systems.
Prehistory refers to the period of events before the invention of writing systems.
Historians use only written documents as historical sources.
Historians use only written documents as historical sources.
Myths are supported by verifiable evidence, unlike history.
Myths are supported by verifiable evidence, unlike history.
History is an academic discipline that uses a narrative to describe past events.
History is an academic discipline that uses a narrative to describe past events.
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