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- In Asia, because of its huge land mass and multiple diverse cultures, there are several overlapping timelines. Also, for the same reason, different regions have different histories, but they all intersect — in myriad ways — at different points in history.
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In Asia, because of its huge land mass and multiple diverse cultures, there are several overlapping timelines. Also, for the same reason, different regions have different histories, but they all intersect — in myriad ways — at different points in history.
- Geographical divisions. Here are the major subdivisions currently used in textbooks or in curatorial departments in art museums. Keep in mind that these categories are complicated by previous divisions, some of which reflect a violent history, such as campaigns of colonization by Western or Asian countries.
- Cultural divisions. A radically different way of looking at Asia’s cultural histories is to trace major transcultural phenomena — from religious to commercial — that spanned multiple periods and geographical regions.
- Prehistoric (before c. 2500 B.C.E.) The term “prehistoric” refers to the time before written history. In Asia as elsewhere, this is the period when the most fundamental aspects of human civilization as we know it are formed and developed.
- Ancient – Conquests, New Empires, and New Religions (c. 2500 B.C.E. to 650 C.E.) The ancient world is often thought of as a cradle of today’s civilizations.
- Geographical divisions. Here are the major subdivisions currently used in textbooks or in curatorial departments in art museums. Keep in mind that these categories are complicated by previous divisions, some of which reflect a violent history, such as campaigns of colonization by Western or Asian countries.
- Cultural divisions. A radically different way of looking at Asia’s cultural histories is to trace major transcultural phenomena — from religious to commercial — that spanned multiple periods and geographical regions.
- Prehistoric (before c. 2500 B.C.E.) The term “prehistoric” refers to the time before written history. In Asia as elsewhere, this is the period when the most fundamental aspects of human civilization as we know it are formed and developed.
- Ancient – Conquests, New Empires, and New Religions (c. 2500 B.C.E. to 650 C.E.) The ancient world is often thought of as a cradle of today’s civilizations.
From 1200 to 1450 CE, South and Southeast Asia were extremely diverse regions, in many aspects of life. Most people lived in small villages raising crops and animals, but some lived in cities where wealth came primarily from trade. Others lived in forests or mountains as herders or foragers.
The history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East linked by the interior mass of the Eurasian steppe.
The designation “South Asia” in this timeline refers to the area encompassed by the contemporary nation-states of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. While Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka are also part of the South Asia region, and have rich histories in their own right, they will not be discussed in detail.
AP World History teacher Angela Lee in “Periodization and Historical Patterns in Chinese History: Approaches to Historical Thinking Skills in AP World History” (Spring 2016, Vol. 21, No. 1) uses five different historical timelines of the Imperial Period in Chinese History in lucidly demonstrating to students how varying perspectives and ...
