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What separates prehistory from history?
The use of written languageThe ability to convey events. Prehistory refers to time before writing and history refers to time after writing.
What is pre-history?
History that is before "recorded time" (i.e. taxes being collected prior to records of those taxes being kept)
Is oral history written down?
Oral means spoken, so no. But it can be written down later, at which time it is written history, not oral history.
Why is the era of prehistory called prehistory?
it is because prehistory was written in a different way
What is called the history not written down?
Oral Tradition is often referred to as history that has not been written down. Depending on the context, such as in cultural anthropology and archaeology classes, the term for history not written down can also be prehistory, assuming it covers a time period before there were written records. In still another context, such as when describing details of everyday life of past peoples, it can be called the unwritten history - because it was during the historic period, but was not considered significant enough for anyone to write down.
