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What do people call stories about the past that are not written down?
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What do we call stories about the past that are not written down?
oral traditions
From a time before written history?
Before history was written down people passed down their history by telling stories.
What has the author Kitty Parsons written?
Kitty Parsons has written: 'Stories of people worth while' 'Down to earth' 'Your husband .. or mine'
What stories has Shakespeare made?
Shakespeare mostly retold stories other people had written down. The only stories which appear to have been original are the plots of The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Did aboriginal people have written language?
No, Aborigines did not have a written language. They passed down their stories by way of pictures and symbols in their artwork. They also passed on their information and stories orally, or through dances and coroborees.
When were the oral stories about Gilgamesh first written down?
The oral stories about Gilgamesh were first written down around 2100 BCE in ancient Sumeria. These stories were recorded on clay tablets in cuneiform script.
How did the people get the stories that are in the Bible?
They were told to the next generations and written down. They became part of the Jewish scriptures, then were incorperated into the Bible.
What is the definition of oral tradition?
Oral history is history that was not written down as it happened but after it had been passed down by word of mouth. Great grandparents told their children who told their children who told you. It was also stories that were handed down from generation to generation in cultures so that it would be remembered. Eventually it would be written, but when it was finally written there were no living wittnesses.
Is oral tradition important?
Oral Tradition is important because people didn't have written records people passed down stories from generation to generation
What do we called stories about that past that are not written down?
oral traditions
Why are modern historians able to understand stories told by the ancient Sumerians?
The stories were written down in cuneiform.
What do you call stories passed down from generations to generations by word of mouth?
They are called myths
