Podcast
Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Questions and Answers
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?
- Ancient history
- Prehistory (correct)
- Protohistory
- Classical history
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Scientific experiments and mathematical models
- Personal opinions and beliefs
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Internet blogs and social media posts
What is history as an academic discipline described as?
What is history as an academic discipline described as?
- Creating fictional stories about the past
- Ignoring the significance of cause and effect
- Using a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (correct)
- Predicting future events based on past occurrences
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
Signup and view all the answers
What do historians debate regarding historical narratives?
What do historians debate regarding historical narratives?
Signup and view all the answers
