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In the text:

"Traditionally, historians have recorded events of the past, either in writing or by passing on an oral tradition, and have attempted to answer historical questions through the study of written documents and oral accounts. For the beginning, historians have also used such sources as monuments, inscriptions, and pictures."

the beginning word of the second sentence, "For", should be "From" 35.9.60.82 (talk) 10:16, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks. --Stfg (talk) 10:36, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unlock, please

Why is this page protected ? Prehistory is mentioned twice. Please delete the repetition and unlock the page so uncontroversial corrections can be made.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.250.240.87 (talk • contribs)

This page is protected because of persistent vandalism. However, since you pointed out the redundant sentence, I've fixed it for you. Thanks for the heads-up. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:04, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology

Noting that "history" comes from the Ancient Greek is worthwhile. Noting that that is in turn derived from an unattested PIE root seems excessive, IMO (and was very clunkily worded), so I've removed that paragraph.

A derivation from *weid- "know" or "see" is attested as "the reconstructed etymon wid-tor ["one who knows"] (compare to English wit) a suffixed zero-grade form of the PIE root *weid- 'see' and so is related to Greek eidénai, to know".^[1]^[2]"

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remove 'written record are considered prehistory' and add 'written or oral record are considered prehistory' Diresht (talk) 07:21, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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World history

There's two sections on world history (7.2.1 and 7.10). Which of the two should be moved to the other? Marcocapelle (talk) 15:42, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Marcocapelle: I'd merge the former into the latter. Chris Troutman (talk) 22:47, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Marcocapelle (talk) 18:33, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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should we add a link to the word "humans" at the beginning? --Cards51 (talk) 23:50, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

no need. no one will be misled for long as it is. Rjensen (talk) 23:59, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

100 best history books

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Hello,

I'd like to suggest an addition to the External Links section. I'd suggest adding the 100 Best History Books list. http://www.listmuse.com/100-best-history-books-time.php

Thanks, Dave 217.44.41.29 (talk) 18:13, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

^ Joseph, Brian (Ed.); Janda, Richard (Ed.) (2008). The Handbook of Historical Linguistics. Blackwell Publishing (published 30 December 2004). p. 163. ISBN 978-1-4051-2747-9.
^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2010-05-16.

[JosephJanda-1] Joseph, Brian (Ed.); Janda, Richard (Ed.) (2008). The Handbook of Historical Linguistics. Blackwell Publishing (published 30 December 2004). p. 163. ISBN 978-1-4051-2747-9.

[etym-2] "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 2010-05-16.

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