ancient history

Summary

ancient history is a time interval^[1]. It draws 6,422 Wikipedia views per month (time_interval category, ranking #4 of 24).^[2]

Key Facts

• ancient history's instance of is recorded as time interval^[3].
• ancient history's instance of is recorded as field of study^[4].
• ancient history's instance of is recorded as historical period^[5].
• ancient history followed prehistory^[6].
• ancient history was followed by Middle Ages^[7].
• ancient history was followed by Postclassical Era^[8].
• ancient history is a type of history^[9].
• ancient history is a type of Q116697863^[10].
• ancient history is part of study of history^[11].
• ancient history's Commons category is recorded as Ancient history^[12].
• ancient history comprises classical antiquity^[13].
• ancient history comprises ancient Near East^[14].
• ancient history comprises Ancient Egypt^[15].
• ancient history comprises late antiquity^[16].
• ancient history began on 3200 BC^[17].
• ancient history ended on 500^[18].
• ancient history's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ancient history^[19].
• ancient history's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Ancient World^[20].
• ancient history's facet of is recorded as history^[21].
• ancient history's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• ancient history's described by source is recorded as Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences^[23].
• ancient history's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• ancient history's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• ancient history's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ancient history^[26].
• ancient history's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/ancient-history^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include time interval^[3], field of study^[4], and historical period^[5]. Recorded subclass of include history^[9] and Q116697863^[10].

Use and Application

Components include classical antiquity^[13], a historical period^[28]; ancient Near East^[14], a historical region^[29]; Ancient Egypt^[15], an ancient civilization^[30], in Egypt^[31], founded in -4000^[32]; and late antiquity^[16], a historical period^[33]. ancient history is part of study of history^[11].

Why It Matters

ancient history draws 6,422 Wikipedia views per month (time_interval category, ranking #4 of 24).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]