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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)
- Medieval history
- Modern history
- Ancient 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, mathematical equations, and computer simulations
- Personal opinions, rumors, and fictional stories
- Television shows, movies, and social media posts
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
What does the term 'history' encompass?
What does the term 'history' encompass?
- Past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation (correct)
- Future events, imagination, creativity, speculation, and prediction
- Fictional events, myths, legends, and folklore
- Current events, analysis, statistics, and trends
What do historians do with historical sources?
What do historians do with historical sources?
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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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