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Period: 50,000 BCE to 3000 BCE
Prehistory
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8000 BCE
Paleolitic
Paleolithic (ancient stone): It dates back to 2,500,000 B.C. until 8000 B.C. C. Characteristics: At the beginning of the period, the stone was used in its natural state, later it was carved. -
5000 BCE
Neolitic
The Neolithic is considered the period in which there was a revolution in the ways of life, customs and abilities of the human being. On the technical level, for example, Neolithic man developed the ability to produce more stylized and polished stone tools. -
3000 BCE
Metal Stage
The Metal Age is the historical period that runs from 6,000 B.C. and 1,000 B.C. This stage is known as the Metal Age, because it was the time when human beings began to use this type of material. -
3000 BCE
Writing
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Period: 3000 BCE to 476
Antiquity
The Ancient Age is a broad historical period that begins approximately in 3000 BC and ends with the fall of Rome. -
476
Fall of the Roman Empire
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Period: 476 to 1492
Middle age
The Middle Ages is the historical period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Discovery of America. -
1492
Discovery America
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Period: 1492 to
Modern age
The Modern Age is the historical stage that takes place between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. In contrast to the Middle Ages, the Modern Age is characterized by cultural progress, discoveries, the creation of States, the development of the world economy and a greater weight of reason against faith. -
French Revolution
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Period: to
Contemporany age
The Contemporary Age is the historical period between the French Revolution and the present. It is a time characterized by revolutions and great artistic, demographic, social, political, technological and economic transformations.