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What is the term for the period of events before the invention of writing systems?
Prehistory
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts
What does the term 'history' encompass?
Past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of events
What is the primary purpose of history as an academic discipline?
To describe, examine, question, and analyze past events
What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?
The significance of different causes and effects
What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?
Prehistory
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts
What is history considered as an academic discipline?
A narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events
What do historians debate about when analyzing past events?
The significance of different causes and effects
What is the term used to describe the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of past events?
History
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