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What is history?
What is history?
- The study of fictional events
- The analysis of current affairs
- The study of future events
- The systematic study and documentation of the human past (correct)
What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?
- The period of events before the colonization of the Americas
- The period of events before the invention of writing systems (correct)
- The period of events before the industrial revolution
- The period of events before the Renaissance
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Social media posts and internet articles
- Fictional stories and myths
- Scientific experiments and laboratory findings
- Written documents, oral accounts, art, and material artifacts (correct)
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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