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What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Archaeological findings, scientific studies, and ancient texts
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Personal diaries, letters, and memoirs
- Books, newspapers, magazines, and websites
What is considered the period before the invention of writing systems?
What is considered the period before the invention of writing systems?
- Protohistory
- Mythical history
- Prehistory (correct)
- Ancient history
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
- Past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation (correct)
- Discovery and collection
- Only past events
- Memory and interpretation
What does the academic discipline of history use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What does the academic discipline of history use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What do historians debate regarding historical events?
What do historians debate regarding historical events?
What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?