The historical claim that there have been cases of nations and even nationalism before the modern period is called:
Correct answer: A. Perennialism
- A. Perennialism
- B. Primordialism
- C. Ethno-symbolism
- D. None of the options given is correct
Explanation
Perennialism argues that nations, or forms resembling nations, existed before the modern era, even though modern nationalism later gave them a new political expression. Primordialism instead explains national identity as deeply natural or inherited.
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