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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
- Modern history
- Prehistory (correct)
- Medieval history
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Personal opinions, rumors, and hearsay
- Scientific experiments, mathematical equations, and computer simulations
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Astrological predictions and supernatural visions
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
- History is a predictive science that can forecast future events
- History is a purely subjective field with no objective facts
- History is a collection of myths and legends
- History uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events (correct)
What is the purpose of history?
What is the purpose of history?
What do historians debate regarding different narratives of events?
What do historians debate regarding different narratives of events?
Which type of source text is described as providing researchers with 'direct, unmediated information about the object of study'?
Which type of source text is described as providing researchers with 'direct, unmediated information about the object of study'?
What is the main characteristic of primary sources?
What is the main characteristic of primary sources?
What is the purpose of distinguishing between primary, secondary, and tertiary source texts in historiography?
What is the purpose of distinguishing between primary, secondary, and tertiary source texts in historiography?
Which type of source text is the original text that is to be translated into another language?
Which type of source text is the original text that is to be translated into another language?
What is the main characteristic of primary sources in historiography?
What is the main characteristic of primary sources in historiography?
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