Journey Through History

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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?

<p>The narrative that best explains an event and the significance of different causes and effects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Prehistory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

<p>Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Using a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (D)</p> 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?

<p>History (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?

<p>Using a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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