Question

how do historians divided the passed into periods do they face any problems in doing so​

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Historians divide history mainly into three periods :

• Ancient

• Medieval

• Modern

Even history is divided into :

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Neolithic