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What is history considered before the invention of writing systems?
What is history considered before the invention of writing systems?
- Protohistory
- Prehistory (correct)
- Ancient times
- Historiography
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Social media posts and news articles
- Fictional literature and poetry
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Scientific journals and research papers
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
- Statistics
- Music
- Geography
- Narrative (correct)
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events and their interpretation?
What is considered an umbrella term comprising past events and their interpretation?