Question

What do historical dates mean? in history class 8

Answer 1

The time is divided into two periods--B.C ( Before the birth of Christ) and A.D ( After his departure). In history dates are very important. The dates tell us when an event happened in a chronological order. It is the dates which informs about the changes took place over time

Answer 2

Hi History associate with a string of days because there was a time when history was an account of battles and big events. It was about rulers and their policies.Dates are not important on their own.they become important as we focus on particular set of events as important for example in the histories written by the British historian in India the rule of each governor general was important.