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What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems called?

  • Protohistory
  • Ancient history
  • Paleohistory
  • Prehistory (correct)
  • What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Computer simulations and models
  • Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
  • Scientific experiments and observations
  • Mathematical equations and formulas
  • What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?

  • Philosophical concepts
  • Narrative (correct)
  • Mathematical theorems
  • Scientific laws
  • What do historians debate regarding the nature of history?

    <p>Whether history is an end in itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, and interpretation of these events called?

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

    What is the period of events before the invention of writing systems considered?

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

    Which sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

    <p>Written documents, oral accounts, and material artifacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?

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

    What do historians debate about the nature of history?

    <p>Whether history is an end in itself and its usefulness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the umbrella term 'history' comprised of?

    <p>Past events, memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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