Question

Why did historians divied history into periods?

Answer 1

Answer:

Historians divide the past into large segments—periods—that possess shared characteristics. ... Historians face many problems while dividing the past into periods. The reason is that there was a good amount of technological development in the medieval period which can be called modern in the contemporary context.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) To capture the characteristics of that period.

2) To focus on central features of that time.

3) To see the difference between one period and another.