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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?
- Ancient history
- Contemporary history
- Modern history
- Prehistory (correct)
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Religious texts and sacred scriptures
- Personal opinions, rumors, and conjectures
- Scientific experiments, mathematical equations, and computer simulations
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
- Fictional stories, myths, legends, and folklore
- Current events, news, updates, and social media posts
- Future events, predictions, speculations, and imaginations
- Past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation (correct)
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
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What is the main purpose of history as an academic discipline?
What is the main purpose of history as an academic discipline?
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