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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.
True (A)
History is only concerned with events that occurred after the invention of writing systems.
History is only concerned with events that occurred after the invention of writing systems.
False (B)
Historians use a variety of sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts to seek knowledge of the past.
Historians use a variety of sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts to seek knowledge of the past.
True (A)
History is a complete and fully understood discipline without any debatable mysteries.
History is a complete and fully understood discipline without any debatable mysteries.
Historians do not debate the nature of history or its usefulness in understanding cause and effect.
Historians do not debate the nature of history or its usefulness in understanding cause and effect.
History is the systematic study and documentation of the human ______
History is the systematic study and documentation of the human ______
The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered ______
The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered ______
Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material ______
Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material ______
History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze ______ events
History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze ______ events
Historians debate the nature of history as an end in itself, and its usefulness in ______ cause and effect
Historians debate the nature of history as an end in itself, and its usefulness in ______ cause and effect
