How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?

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Historians divide the past into periods based on the economic and social factors which characterize them.
In doing so they are faced were there:
a) First, economic and social changes keep taking place hence definite boundaries cannot be drawn.
b) The ancient and medieval periods are compared with modernity which is not fitting at all.

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