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What is considered the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
What is considered the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
- Ancient history
- Protohistory
- Medieval history
- Prehistory (correct)
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Historical fiction, legends, myths, and rumors
- Scientific theories, religious texts, and urban legends
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Folklore, superstitions, and conspiracy theories
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?
- Opinion
- Speculation
- Hearsay
- Narrative (correct)
What do historians debate in relation to events from the past?
What do historians debate in relation to events from the past?
What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events and their memory, discovery, and interpretation?
What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events and their memory, discovery, and interpretation?
What term is used to describe the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
What term is used to describe the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What is the primary focus of history as an academic discipline?
What is the primary focus of history as an academic discipline?
What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events?
What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events?
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
