The Ancient-Medieval-Modern worldview possessed by many historians is used because of the idea that humanity has had a single development that spans over the last 6000 years of history; the end of the neolithic brings about farming to stone aged man triggering a steady and exponential growth of technological advancement before piercing through our moment in history as it takes humanity to unimaginable heights.
The Nature of History
The Ancient-Medieval-Modern worldview possessed by many historians is used because of the idea that humanity has had a single development that spans over the last 6000 years of history; the end of the neolithic brings about farming to stone aged man triggering a steady and exponential growth of technological advancement before piercing through our moment in history as it takes humanity to unimaginable heights.