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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.
What is an example of oral history?
An example of Oral History would be something like aboriginal folklore that has been passed down from person to person by story telling.
Differences between oral history from oral tradition?
first we need to know what oral tradition is and what oral history means. oral tradition is the basic form of historical consciousness for societies in the period of their development, prior to the establishment of a written culture. it can also mean the preservation of personal and cultural history in the oral communication of stories, songs, poems, ballads and folklore. Oral history on the other hand, is the systematic collection of living people's testimony about themselves. However, there are differences between these two. oral tradition means the transmission of cultural material through vocal utterances, painting of the people, the myths of the origin of the people and such related unwritten conversation on salient issues concerning the people; while oral history is a written work of history based on interviews with or recording of participants.
From a time before written history?
Before history was written down people passed down their history by telling stories.
How many types of sources of history do you have explain them?
we have oral history,written history,Archaelogy,Recorded Eye-witness Accounts,Art,Official records, history books. we have 8 types.
