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What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?

  • Ancient history
  • Protohistory
  • Prehistory (correct)
  • Paleohistory
  • What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Mathematical equations and formulas
  • Social media and internet sources
  • Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
  • Scientific experiments and observations
  • What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?

  • Predictions
  • Speculation
  • Assumptions
  • Narrative (correct)
  • What is the umbrella term that comprises past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of events?

    <p>History</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do historians debate about the nature of history?

    <p>Whether history is an end in itself and its usefulness in giving meaning to the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

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