Journey through Time

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Which term is used to describe the period of events before the invention of writing systems?

  • Prehistory (correct)
  • Ancient
  • Interpretation
  • Discovery

What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
  • Personal opinions, fictional stories, and religious texts
  • Psychological studies, sociological surveys, and anthropological observations
  • Scientific experiments, mathematical equations, and computer simulations

What does the term 'history' encompass?

  • Alternate events, imagination, fantasy, and creativity
  • Past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation (correct)
  • Future events, imagination, speculation, analysis, and prediction
  • Present events, observation, experimentation, analysis, and conclusion

What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?

<p>A narrative-based study of past events with a focus on cause and effect (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?

<p>The best narrative to explain an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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