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Which term is used to describe the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
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?
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?
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?
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
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What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?
What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?
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