Physically many cats are able to get pregnant as young as only six or seven months old. However, it is better and healthier for pregnancy to occur when they're a little older. Often younger cats are not good mothers; the maternal instinct seems to be better developed when they're one year or older.
Initially, all modern linguistics was historical in orientation. Even the study of modern dialects involved looking at their origins. Ferdinand de Saussure 's distinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics is fundamental to the present day organization of the discipline.
Ancient History. Ancient history is the study of cultural and political events from the beginning of human history until the Early Middle Ages. Ancient history begins with the earliest writings â the Sumerian cuneiforms â from 5,000 to 5,500 years ago. This, according to historians, is the beginning of recorded history.