By scholarly convention, prehistory refers to the period
A) before the emergence of cities.
B) before modern humans were born.
C) before the invention of writing.
D) before Homo sapiens appeared.
E) None of these answers is correct.
By scholarly convention, prehistory refers to the period "C) before the invention of writing," since before humans invented writing, the only way to study them accurately is through archeology and paleontology.
