The difference between Chronicle and Prehistory

When used as nouns, chronicle means a written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time, whereas prehistory means the history of human culture prior to written records.


Chronicle is also verb with the meaning: to record in or as in a chronicle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chronicle and Prehistory

  1. Chronicle as a noun:

    A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

  1. Chronicle as a verb:

    To record in or as in a chronicle.

  1. Prehistory as a noun (historiography):

    The history of human culture prior to written records.

  2. Prehistory as a noun:

    The history of the events that led up to something (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc).