# Sources of History — WHE Article Discussion (2-1048)

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/sources-of-history-whe-article-discussion-2-1048/18744>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [April 19, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/sources-of-history-whe-article-discussion-2-1048/18744 "2017-04-19T09:04:57Z")\
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History (from the Greek ἱστορία, meaning 'a learning or knowing by inquiry') can be broadly taken to indicate the past in general but is usually defined as the study of the past from the point at which there were written sources onwards.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1048/sources-of-history/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1048/sources-of-history/)._

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