Question

the time period between pre history , history

Answer 1

When people refer to something ‘historical’, it generally means an item, person or entity that existed within recorded history. Recording of history begins with people such as Herodotus (around 500 BC), so from roughly that point onward, events become ‘historical’ as they occur in a time period where someone related to events in some way will record an account, however accurate it may be.

‘Prehistoric’ therefore, refers to events before roughly 500 BC where the recording of history was not a practice. We can know of prehistoric events from artifacts of the time, documents written in that time that relate to particular events, or buildings etc. They are ‘prehistoric’ however, because they do not exist in a period where a written history was being created about the people, places or events in question.

It comes down to whether the idea of ‘writing history’ occurred in that time frame or not. If it does, historic. If not, prehistoric.

Answer 2

Answer:

When people refer to something ‘historical’, it generally means an item, person or entity that existed within recorded history. Recording of history begins with people such as Herodotus (around 500 BC), so from roughly that point onward, events become ‘historical’ as they occur in a time period where someone related to events in some way will record an account, however accurate it may be.

‘Prehistoric’ therefore, refers to events before roughly 500 BC where the recording of history was not a practice. We can know of prehistoric events from artifacts of the time, documents written in that time that relate to particular events, or buildings etc. They are ‘prehistoric’ however, because they do not exist in a period where a written history was being created about the people, places or events in question.

It comes down to whether the idea of ‘writing history’ occurred in that time frame or not. If it does, historic. If not, prehistoric.

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