Question

what is diffrence between history and prehistory

Answer 1

Answer:

History can be generally defined as the past, and how past relates to the human lives. The main difference between history and prehistory is the existence of records; history is the recorded events of the past whereas Prehistory is the time before writing was introduced.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The major differences between History vs Prehistory are :-

History

• The study of time period succeeding prehistory is called history
• History is the study of the past starting from the time period when the writing system was introduced and written records were maintained.
• Written records of the past events are the source of information.

Prehistory

• The study of the time period preceding history is called prehistory
• Prehistory is the study of the past, even before writing was invented and written records were maintained. It is the study of the time period between the usage of stone tools and the invention of the writing system
• Artifacts, Carvings on rocks etc are the sources of information while studying prehistory.