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- A divide driven by what we (can) know, not by large historical events
- The invention of writing is a small gradual process (3200 BCE is one date)
- The people either side of writing ...
Historical Eras
- Eras are constructed by historians studying the past:
- Eras defined by great people: The Augustan Age, The Victorian Era
- Eras defined by technical innovation or thought: The Information Age, Renaissance
- Eras defined by relative chronology: Pre-modern, BCE/BC
- Eras defined by what we know: Pre-history
- When we study history we should think critically about how the eras we use are constructed.