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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?

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?

Opinion

Speculation

Hearsay

Narrative (correct)

What do historians debate in relation to events from the past?

The narrative that best explains an event and the significance of different causes and effects Signup and view all the answers

What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events and their memory, discovery, and interpretation?

History Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the period of events before the invention of writing systems?

Prehistory Signup and view all the answers

What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts Signup and view all the answers

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

Using a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events Signup and view all the answers

What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events?

History Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?

Using a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events Signup and view all the answers

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What is considered the period of events before the invention of writing systems?

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

What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?

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 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 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 the nature of history as an academic discipline?

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