World History Quiz

History is the systematic study and documentation of the human past, including past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events.

Historians use historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers to seek knowledge of the past.

History differs from myth in that it is supported by verifiable evidence, while myth is not supported by external sources.

<p>History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ancient cultural influences have helped create variant interpretations of the nature of history, which have evolved over the centuries and continue to change today.</p> Signup and view all the answers