Question

what do you understand by periodization in history

Answer 1

Periodization with regard to history, is the process of categorizing or dividing history into various time periods. The periodization is done on the basis of major socio-economic and political changes. These drastic socio-economic and political changes differ one period from another in history. We see, the socio-economic and political changes were totally different in ancient, medieval and modern period.

Answer 2

Periodization is the process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time. ... To the extent thathistory is continuous and ungeneralizable, all systems of periodization are more or less arbitrary.

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