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Why is the era of prehistory called prehistory?
it is because prehistory was written in a different way
How is history different from prehistory?
In the most general terms, prehistory differs from history inasmuch as it is that period of time that has occurred before periods in which human ideas and events have been recorded, particularly through writing. In other words, 'history' refers to times or events that have been preserved through records of some kind, while 'prehistory' refers to what came before such records.
What is prehistory discribed as?
Pre history is something that hasn't happened yet and you will have to wait for it.
Use a prefix to change the word history to mean before recorded history?
Pre-history, or pre-historic (Obviously!)
From a time before written history?
Before history was written down people passed down their history by telling stories.
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