Human History Quiz

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The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered history.

False

Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers.

True

History is the systematic study and documentation of the human past.

True

History is complete and has no debatable mysteries.

False Signup and view all the answers

History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect.

True Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'history' encompass?

The term 'history' encompasses past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Signup and view all the answers

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

Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. Signup and view all the answers

What is considered as prehistory?

The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?

History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Signup and view all the answers