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249,999 BCE
the first humans
One of the earliest known humans is Homo habilis, or “handy man,” who lived about 2.4 million to 1.4 million years ago in Eastern and Southern Africa. -
Period: 249,999 BCE to 3500 BCE
prehistory
The prehistory begins with the first humans until the invention of writing -
200,000 BCE
the paleolithic
The Paleolithic is the prehistoric period that inaugurates the Stone Age -
6000 BCE
The neolithic
It is the period of human history in which agriculture and animal grazing appeared and became widespread, giving rise to agrarian societies. -
5000 BCE
The Age of Metals
The Age of Metals is the period of Prehistory approximately between the IV and I millennium BC in Spain. -
3500 BCE
The invention of writing
The Sumerian archaic (pre-cuneiform) writing and Egyptian hieroglyphs are generally considered the earliest true writing systems, both emerging out of their ancestral proto-literate symbol systems from 3400 to 3100 BCE, with earliest coherent texts from about 2600 BCE. -
Period: 3500 BCE to 476
Ancient History
Ancient History begins with the invention of writing until the fall of the Roman Empire -
2630 BCE
the pyramids of Egypt
It was the Egyptians who built the pyramids. The Great Pyramid is dated with all the evidence, I'm telling you now to 4,600 years, the reign of Khufu. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of 104 pyramids in Egypt with superstructure. -
476
disappearance of the western roman empire
In 476, the Germanic barbarian king Odoacer deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire in Italy, Romulus Augustulus, and the Senate sent the imperial insignia to the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno. -
Period: 476 to 1492
The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages begin with the fall of the Roman Empire until the discovery of America -
1492
discovery of amecica
Explorer Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) is known for his 1492 'discovery' of the 'new world' of the Americas on board his ship Santa Maria -
Period: 1492 to
The Modern Ages
The modern age begins with the discovery of America until the French Revolution -
French revolution
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire on November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. -
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The contemporary Ages
The contemporary age begins with the French Revolution until the present