Journey Through History

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What is the term for the period of events before the invention of writing systems?

  • Ancient history
  • Stone Age
  • Prehistory (correct)
  • Early history

What is history derived from?

  • Latin
  • Ancient Greek (correct)
  • Arabic
  • French

What are some sources historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Oral accounts
  • All of these (correct)
  • Written documents
  • Art and material artifacts

What is history as an academic discipline uses?

<p>A narrative (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do historians debate about?

<p>All of these (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of history as an academic discipline?

<p>To describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered as prehistory?

<p>Events before the invention of writing systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'historía' in Ancient Greek?

<p>Inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

<p>A combination of written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of history as debated by historians?

<p>Its end in itself and its usefulness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who signed the Treaty of Yandabo on the British side?

<p>General Sir Archibald Campbell (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the First Anglo-Burmese War formally break out?

<p>5 March 1824 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which territories did the Burmese agree to cede to the British according to the Treaty of Yandabo?

<p>Assam, Manipur, Rakhine (Arakan), and the Taninthayi (Tenasserim) coast (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How much was the indemnity that the Burmese agreed to pay the British in the Treaty of Yandabo?

<p>One million pounds sterling (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the British army located when the Treaty of Yandabo was signed?

<p>Yandabo village (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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