Journey Through Time
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

<p>To provide knowledge and understanding of the human past (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do historians debate regarding different narratives of events?

<p>Which narrative best explains an event and the significance of different causes and effects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of source text is described as providing researchers with 'direct, unmediated information about the object of study'?

<p>Primary sources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of primary sources?

<p>They are recorded by someone who participated in, witnessed, or lived through the event (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of distinguishing between primary, secondary, and tertiary source texts in historiography?

<p>To categorize different types of source texts based on their proximity to the origin of the information or idea (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of source text is the original text that is to be translated into another language?

<p>Source text (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of primary sources in historiography?

<p>They are firsthand written accounts made at the time of an event (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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