Excerpt from Historical Outlines
Definition of History
History is the story of the life of humanity.
If the account deal mainly with public events, such as the doings of kings, wars between nations, and the contentions between political parties, it is Political History; if, however, the recital concern itself chiefly with the real inner life of the people, with the progress of art, science, literature, religion, and the general growth of civilization, then it becomes a History of Civilization. True history combines these two.
Divisions of History.
History is usually divided into three periods - Ancient, Medi?val, and Modern.
Ancient history begins with the earliest nations of which we can gain any certain knowledge, and extends to the fall of the Roman Empire, in 476 A.D.
Medi?val History extends from the fall of Rome to the discovery of America by Columbus, in 1492.
Modern History begins with the discovery of America and comes down to the present time.
Age of the Human Race.
We do not know when man first came upon the earth. It was formerly thought that the world had been inhabited for about six thousand years, but we now know that man has been on the earth for an infinitely longer period than that.
First People of Europe.
From human bones, rude implements of stone, and other curious remains we know that Europe was inhabited thousands of years ago by a wild people, supposed to have been of the Yellow Race, who, in intelligence, particularly the earlier of them, were not far elevated above the animal creation. The descendants of the last of them may still possibly exist in the modern Esquimaux.
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