True or false: Oral histories sometimes provide different explanations for events in the past or describe features that do not align with archaeological interpretations of the record. This means that oral histories are not useful in any investigation of the past.Question 12Select one:TrueFalse

Oral history includes ____, ____, and ____ historical information.Group of answer choicesInterpreting, learning, and excluding informationPreserving, writing, and interpretingRecording, reading, and writingRecording, preserving, and interpretingNext

The strongest archaeological claims about the past (pick all that apply):Group of answer choicesAre justified by arguments that take the context of where artifacts were discovered into consideration.Are backed up by a lot of high quality evidence.Cannot be challenged by the discovery of new evidence.Fit believably with other independent evidence from site and other sites in the region.

Which of the following statements is most likely TRUE for historians studying an event that occurred in prehistory?They have no material evidence available to them.They are studying an event that occurred in the Common Era.They are studying an event that occurred more than 2,000 years ago.They have only ancient writings available to them.

How do historians use evidence to create historical narratives?A.They use it to introduce mythological elements in narratives.B.They use it to make modern narratives more similar to ancient oral histories.C.They use it to demonstrate that their narratives do not reflect any biases.D.They use it to ensure that their narratives accurately reflect past events.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which type of evidence would a historian studying an event occurring in prehistory most likely have access to?written scrollsancient gunsbone fragmentsunbroken potteryoral histories