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Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Prehistory
5 thousand years ago. It is divided into Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Age. -
3500 BCE
first writings
the first writings were found -
Period: 3500 BCE to 476
Ancient history
It lasts from 3,500 BC to 476 with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It is divided into Mesopotamia, Egypt, Gercia and Rome. -
476
fall of western roman empire
Odoacer, king of the Heruli, overthrows the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, on September 4, 476. -
Period: 476 to 1492
The middle ages
It lasts from 476 with the fall of the Western Roman Empire until 1492 with the the discovery of America . It is divided in Romanic and gothic. -
1453
fall of eastern roman empire
In 1453, the Turks conquered Constantinople and the Eastern Roman Empire perished definitively. -
1492
discovery of America
October 12, 1492, is a date of enormous importance in Western history: It is the day when Christopher Columbus completed his journey across the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in the “New World.” -
1492
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a social and political process that developed in France between 1789 and 1799 whose main consequences were the abolition of the absolute monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic. -
Period: 1492 to
The modern age
It begins with the discovery of America in 1492 and ends with the French Revolution in 1789. -
Period: to
The contemporany age
It begins in 1789 with the French Revolution.