Question

How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?​

Answer 1

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The historians divided the history of India into 3 parts according to to the categorization of James Mill the past was divided as Hindu period,Muslim period and british period,but however this stands problematic because we can't refer any period as a specific religious period

Answer 2

Answer:

Historians divide the past into periods based on the economic and social factors which characterize them. In doing so they are faced with two problems. First, economic and social changes keep taking place hence definite boundaries cannot be drawn. Second, these periods are compared with modernity.