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Which sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
Which sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Fictional stories and myths
- Internet blogs and social media posts
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Scientific experiments and mathematical models
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
- Mythology
- Protohistory
- Prehistory (correct)
- Ancient history
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
- Poetic language
- Scientific laws
- Narrative (correct)
- Mathematical equations
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
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What is history considered to be, according to the provided text?
What is history considered to be, according to the provided text?
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