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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?
- Ancient history
- Protohistory
- Prehistory (correct)
- Medieval history
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Fictional stories and myths
- Social media posts and internet blogs
- Scientific experiments and mathematical models
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
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?
- Religious scriptures
- Narrative (correct)
- Scientific laws
- Philosophical theories
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
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What is the umbrella term 'history' comprised of?
What is the umbrella term 'history' comprised of?
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What is history?
What is history?
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What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?
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What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
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What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
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What do historians debate about the nature of history?
What do historians debate about the nature of history?
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