World History Quiz
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What does the term 'history' encompass?

  • Only written documents and oral accounts
  • Only the collection and organization of past events
  • Events after the invention of writing systems
  • Past events and the memory, discovery, and interpretation of these events (correct)
  • What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Only material artifacts and ecological markers
  • Only oral accounts and art
  • Written documents, oral accounts, art, material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
  • Only written documents
  • What is considered as prehistory?

  • The period of events before the academic discipline of history
  • The period of events before the memory and interpretation of events
  • The period of events before the study and documentation of the human past
  • The period of events before the invention of writing systems (correct)
  • What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?

    <p>Narrative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of history as debated by historians?

    <p>Its usefulness in giving insight into the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

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