Introduction to History
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Who is often considered the 'father of history' in the Western tradition?

  • Thucydides
  • Herodotus (correct)
  • Heraclitus
  • Aristotle
  • What is the meaning of the word 'history' in Ancient Greek?

  • Inquiry
  • Knowledge from inquiry
  • Judge
  • All of the above (correct)
  • From which state did a chronicle, the Spring and Autumn Annals, originate in East Asia?

  • 722 BC (correct)
  • 5th-century BC
  • 2nd-century BC
  • None of the above
  • What is the ancestor word of 'history' attested early on in Homeric Hymns and Heraclitus?

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

    From which language was the word 'history' borrowed into Old English as 'stær'?

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

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