Introduction to History

Periodizationdivision of a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis

Technological Division1. Paleolithic (2.5 mya)2. Neolithic (10,000 B.C.)3. Agricultural civ. (4,000

B.C.)4. Industrial civ. (1750

A.D.)

Cultural Division1. Antiquity (4,000 B.C.-476

A.D.)2. Middle Ages (476-1300)3. Modernity (1300-present)

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Fall of Roman Empire476 A.D.

Renaissance1300 A.D.

ANTIQUITY(Ancient Greece & Rome)

MIDDLE AGES MODERNITY

4,000 B.C.

1st civilization

Historical Dating

200 200100 1000

B.C.(Before Christ)

-OR-

B.C.E.(Before the

Common Era)

A.D.(Anno Domini – “In

the year of Our Lord”)

-OR-

C.E.(Common Era)

Christian

Secular

Historical Dating

2nd c. B.C. = 199-100 B.C. 2nd c. A.D. = 100-199 A.D. 1900s = 20th century

Primary vs. Secondary Sources primary source: original materials from

the time period; without interpretation Ex. diary, interview, letter, birth certificate, speech,

art, photo, literature

secondary source: accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight; interpretations of primary sources Ex. biography, journal article, book on a history topic

Types of History (S.P.R.I.T.E.)

Social

Political

Religious

Intellectual

Technological

Economic