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What is history?
What is history?
- The study of extraterrestrial civilizations
- The systematic study and documentation of the human past (correct)
- The study of future events and their implications
- The analysis of current societal trends
What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?
- The period of events before the industrial revolution
- The period of events before the colonization of the Americas
- The period of events before the Renaissance
- The period of events before the invention of writing systems (correct)
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Psychic readings and astrological charts
- Social media and internet forums
- Scientific experiments and laboratory research
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
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What do historians debate regarding the nature of history?
What do historians debate regarding the nature of history?
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What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
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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?
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What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?
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What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
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What is the nature of history as described by historians?
What is the nature of history as described by historians?
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