History Trivia Challenge

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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?

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?

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?

Narrative Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources?

Cultural heritage or legends Signup and view all the answers

History is only concerned with events that have written documentation as sources.

False Signup and view all the answers

Prehistory refers to the period of events before the invention of writing systems.

True Signup and view all the answers

Historians use only written documents as historical sources.

False Signup and view all the answers

Myths are supported by verifiable evidence, unlike history.

False Signup and view all the answers

History is an academic discipline that uses a narrative to describe past events.

True Signup and view all the answers

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What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems known as?

What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

How does history differ from myth?

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?

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.

Historians use only written documents as historical sources.

Myths are supported by verifiable evidence, unlike history.

History is an academic discipline that uses a narrative to describe past events.

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