Dan Kierstan Dominic C.
Gonzalez
BSSE II-8 Prof. Victor Estrella
History is a broadly integrative field, recounting and analyzing human aspirations and
strivings in various spheres of human activity: social, political, scientific/technological, economic,
and cultural. Studying history-inquiring into families, communities, states, nations, and various
peoples of the world-at once engages students in the lives, aspirations, struggles,
accomplishments, and failures of real people, in all these aspects of their lives.
Through social history, students come to deeper understandings of society: of what it means to
be human, of different and changing views of family structures, of men’s and women’s roles, of
childhood and of children’s roles, of various groups and classes in society, and of relationships
among all these individuals and groups. This sphere considers how economic, religious,
cultural, and political changes have affected social life, and it incorporates developments
shaping the destiny of millions: the history of slavery; of class conflict; of mass migration and
immigration; the human consequences of plague, war, and famine; and the longer life
expectancy and rising living standards following upon medical, technological, and economic
advances. Historically, this includes politics where the government makes laws to keep the
whole community orderly and well. According to the book of Stearns (2017) The world history
scholar and teachers of how those informations and details will be more easy to understand. If
this audience will get an interest by studying world history and make an impact on them as well.
At a relatively high level of generalization, it is only possible to make sense of a periodization of
world history that covers the entirety of human history. Students of history have additionally
worked out periodizations for specific civilizations, areas, and countries, and these have their
own legitimacy, their own benchmarks and defining moments. The historical backdrop of India,
for instance, would fundamentally be periodized uniquely in contrast to the historical backdrop of
China or Europe, since the significant changes in Indian history connect with the Gupta age, the
Mughal domain, the post-autonomy time. We accept that as educators make progress toward a
more coordinated investigation of world history in their homerooms they will value having a
periodization plan that energizes investigation of those wide improvements that have involved
enormous sections of the total populace and that have had enduring importance. The guidelines
are isolated into nine times of world history. The title of every period endeavors to catch the
exceptionally broad person of that age. Note that the time spans of a portion of the periods
cross-over to consolidate both the conclusion of specific turns of events and the beginning of
others. The dates for the beginning and end should be thought of as estimates that represent
significant shifts in the human scene.
Diverse communication has been a critical main impetus in world history, prompting the
trading of thoughts, merchandise, advances, and societies among various social orders. Trade,
migration, conquest, and diplomatic relations have frequently led to this interaction. In world
history, the term "periodization" refers to the division of history into distinct periods based on
significant changes, developments, and events. While there is no generally settled upon
periodization plot, antiquarians frequently utilize key occasions or advancements as markers to
separate history into various times.
In conclusion, The study of how history has been written, interpreted, and understood
over time is called historiography. It permits antiquarians to look at the alternate points of view,
predispositions, and systems utilized by students of history in dissecting and deciphering
verifiable occasions. By understanding historiography, history specialists can fundamentally
assess verifiable records and foster a more fading comprehension of the past. Periodization is
the process of dividing history into distinct eras or periods based on significant occurrences,
changes, or developments. Periodization helps antiquarians put together and figure out the
tremendous intricacy of mankind's set of experiences by isolating it into additional reasonable
portions. Historians can gain a deeper comprehension of how societies, cultures, and
civilizations have developed over time by identifying and investigating various historical periods.
Reference:
Developing Standards | Public History Initiative. (n.d.). Public History Initiative.
https://phi.history.ucla.edu/nchs/preface/developing-standards/
