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What is the definition of history?
What is the definition of history?
History is the systematic study and documentation of the human past.
What is considered as prehistory?
What is considered as prehistory?
The period of events before the invention of writing systems.
What is the purpose of history as an academic discipline?
What is the purpose of history as an academic discipline?
The purpose of history is to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect.
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 do historians debate about in regards to history?
What do historians debate about in regards to history?
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