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What is history?
What is history?
- The study of future events and their implications
- The analysis of current societal trends
- The systematic study and documentation of the human past (correct)
- The study of natural phenomena
What is considered prehistory?
What is considered prehistory?
- The period of events before the invention of writing systems (correct)
- The period of events before the Renaissance
- The period of events before the industrial revolution
- The period of events before the 20th century
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Scientific experiments and laboratory findings
- Social media and internet sources
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
- Fictional literature and creative writing
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 past events?
What do historians debate about past events?
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