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What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
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?
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?
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?
What is the umbrella term that comprises past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of events?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
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