Why are turning points important in the process of periodization?
a) they prevent historians from using biased points of view when creating periods.
b) they ensure that periods are always of roughly equal length.
c) they mark the beginning and ending of different periods.
d) they demonstrate that important themes recur in many periods.

The answer is:

c) they mark the beginning and ending of different periods.

Turning points are points in history where periods had a dramatic change, where times of changes for the different historic periods, for example, a turning point was the fall of Rome, it initiated the new organization of the western world, the eastern roman empire kept going for a while, but the absence of the Roman empire led to the birth of different little soveraign reigns.

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