HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC
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Question
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Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?
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before computers
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before the year 0
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before written records
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before the year 2000
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Option B) Traditionally Prehistoric period or prehistory refers to the time span prior to recorded history, ending with the invention of writing systems. Scholars define prehistory as events that took place before the existence of written records in a given culture or society.
Detailed explanation-2: -A. Prehistory is the period of history which existed before there were written records.
Detailed explanation-3: -The concept of prehistory was first developed at the same time by C.J. Thomsen, though he did not use the word. It was used more frequently in the nationalism debates of the 1840s, particularly by J.J.A. Worsaae.
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