1. Introduction to History

2. Periodization division of a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis
Technological Division
Paleolithic (2.5 mya)
Neolithic (10,000 B.C.)
Agricultural civ. (4,000 B.C.)
Industrial civ. (1750 A.D.)
Cultural Division
Antiquity (4,000 B.C.-476 A.D.)
Middle Ages ( )
Modernity (1300-present)
Fall of Roman Empire
476 A.D.
Renaissance
1300 A.D.
ANTIQUITY
(Ancient Greece & Rome)
MIDDLE AGES
MODERNITY
4,000 B.C.
1st civilization

3. (Before the Common Era) (Anno Domini – “In the year of Our Lord”)
Historical Dating
200
100
B.C.
(Before Christ)
-OR-
B.C.E.
(Before the Common Era)
A.D.
(Anno Domini – “In the year of Our Lord”)
C.E.
(Common Era)
Christian
Secular

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

5. 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

6. Types of History (S.P.R.I.T.E.)
Social
Political
Religious
Intellectual
Technological
Economic