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What is considered the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
What is considered the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
- Early civilization
- Prehistory (correct)
- Protohistory
- Ancient times
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Internet sources and databases
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
- Scientific experiments and observations
- Folklore and myths
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
- Mathematical equations
- Narrative (correct)
- Poetry
- Scientific laws
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What is the umbrella term that comprises past events, memory, discovery, and interpretation of events?
What is the umbrella term that comprises past events, memory, discovery, and interpretation of events?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events?
What is the umbrella term that comprises past events, memory, discovery, and interpretation of events?
What is the umbrella term that comprises past events, memory, discovery, and interpretation of events?
What is the nature of history as an end in itself, and its usefulness in giving?
What is the nature of history as an end in itself, and its usefulness in giving?
