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History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') is the systematic study and documentation of human past. History is an academic discipline which uses a narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians debate the nature of history as an end in itself, and its usefulness in giving perspective on the problems of the present. The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts or traditional oral histories, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is incomplete and still has debatable mysteries. Stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the tales surrounding King Arthur), are usually classified as cultural heritage or legends. History differs from myth in that it is supported by verifiable evidence. However, ancient cultural influences have helped create variant interpretations of the nature of history, which have evolved over the centuries and continue to change today. The modern study of history is wide-ranging, and includes the study of specific regions and certain topical or thematic elements of historical investigation. History is taught as a part of primary and secondary education, and the academic study of history is a major discipline in universities. Herodotus, a 5th-century BCE Greek historian, is often considered the "father of history", as one of the first historians in the Western tradition, though he has been criticized as the "father of lies". Along with his contemporary Thucydides, he helped form the foundations for the modern study of past events and societies. Their works continue to be read today, and the gap between the culture-focused Herodotus and the military-focused Thucydides remains a point of contention or approach in modern historical writing. In East Asia a state chronicle, the Spring and Autumn Annals, was reputed to date from as early as 722 BCE, though only 2nd-century BCE texts have survived. The title "father of history" has also been attributed, in their respective societies, to Sima Qian and Ibn Khaldun. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Indica
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국사 (역사서)
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Dastur al-Munajjimin
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Weltchronik
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al-Aẖbār al-ṭiwāl
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De origine successibusque Slavorum
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Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh
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Historia de la Nueva Mexico
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The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
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Memórias Seculares e Eclesiásticas para a Composição da História da Diocese do Funchal
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Histoire générale de Languedoc
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Die Alterthümer des Harzes
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L’ami de la fortune
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Mémoires du marquis de Bénavidès
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L’humanité
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Zingha, reine d’Angola
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Le royalisme
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Dona Gratia d’Ataïde
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L’An 2440, rêve s´il en fut jamais
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Les orphelins de Perse
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Le paysan perverti
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La disgrâce de Comines
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Recueils de pièces imprimées concernant les colonies française, les impôts en France, la Marine, 1784-1791
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Gonzalve de Cordoue
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The Advantages of Education; or, the History of Maria Williams, a Tale for Misses and Their Mammas. By Prudentia Homespun
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Vie politique de Marie-Louise de Parme
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Les chevaliers du cygne
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Jacques the Fatalist
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Storia di Genzano, con note e documenti
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Historia de la insigne orden del Toisón de Oro
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Métusko
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Le chevalier noir
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