what do you understand by periodisation in history
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Periodisation:- the act or process of dividing history into periods
A period of history is a specific time frame containing common characteristics. For example, the Progressive Era took place at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, and was marked by intense social reform. During this time, people were increasingly concerned with bettering society through reducing poverty, improving labor laws, caring for the ill, and other humanitarian endeavors
t would be impossible for us to name every single period in world history in one lesson. There would be hundreds, possibly thousands. But let's quickly highlight some of the more prominent historical periods. The most well-known periodization scheme is probably B.C. and A.D. This scheme basically divides history into two periods based on the approximate birth of Jesus Christ. B.C. stands for 'Before Christ,' and A.D. stands for a Latin phrase 'Anno Domini,' which means 'In the year of our Lord.'
Periodization is the process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time[1] in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history. This results in descriptive abstractions that provide convenient terms for periods of time with relatively stable characteristics. However, determining the precise beginning and ending to any "period" is often arbitrary. It has changed over time in history.