5 Questions
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, and ecological markers
What do historians use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?
Narrative
What is the nature of history as an academic discipline?
It uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events
What do historians debate about when analyzing events?
The significance of different causes and effects
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