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Hello everyone,

In the following sentences, what do you think is the best interpretation of the first clause in the first sentence?

"Even though historians categories man into many things,"

OR

"There are many different historians but"

OR

...

Any idea would be welcomed and be a big help for me.

Thank you.

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Despite the many categories of the historian, there are only two ages of man. The first age, the age
from the beginnings of recorded time to the present, is the age of the cave man. It is the age of war. It is today. The second age, still only a prospect, is the age of civilized man.