Question

How historians divide the past into periods?

Answer 1

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

.Historians divide the past into periods by taking into account social, cultural, religious and economic factors. b. For example historians have divided Indian history into three distinct phases like Hindu, Muslim and British period taking religion into account.