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270,000 BCE
Prehistoric tools or cutting edges
Flint was used in the manufacture of tools during the Stone age as it splits into thin, sharp splinters called flakes or blades (depending on the shape)
Lower Paleolithic
(c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka) -
Period: 270,000 BCE to 5000 BCE
PREHISTORY
Prehistory is the period before written history. -
28,000 BCE
The Venus of Willendorf
The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-high (4.4 in) Venus figurine estimated to have been made between about 28,000 and 25,000 BCE.[1] It was found in 1908 by a workman named Johann Veran in Lower Austria near the town of Krems.[4][5] It is carved from an oolitic limestone that is not local to the area, and tinted with red ochre. The figurine is now in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. -
12,000 BCE
Ekain Cave paintings.
Rupestrian art
Horses and bisons -
9000 BCE
Neolithic Quern-stones
Quern-stones are stone tools for hand-grinding a wide variety of materials. They are used in pairs. The lower, stationary, stone is called a quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a handstone. They were first used in the Neolithic to grind cereals into flour. The earliest quern so far discovered dates to c. 9,000 BCE and was found at Abu Hureyra, Syria. -
Period: 5000 BCE to 476
ANCIENT HISTORY
From written recordings to the Early Middle Ages. -
4000 BCE
The Dolmen “The Cabin of The Witch”
Located in Bilar (Araba Errioxa)
Most date from the early Neolithic (4000–3000 BC). Dolmens were typically covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus -
2500 BCE
The Giza pyramid complex
The Giza pyramid complex is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. -
717 BCE
Romulus and Remus
In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus are twin brothers, whose story tells the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus. The killing of Remus by his brother, and other tales from their story, have inspired artists throughout the ages. Since ancient times, the image of the twins being suckled by a she-wolfhas been a symbol of the city of Rome and the Roman people. -
438 BCE
The Parthenon
The Parthenon is a former temple,on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power. It was completed in 438 BC although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, -
250 BCE
Gladiators
A gladiator (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death. -
196 BCE
The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone, found in 1799, inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic script and Demotic script, respectively, while the bottom is in Ancient Greek. -
Period: 476 to 1492
MIDDLE AGES
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. -
1100
Romanesque art
Romanesque art is the art of Europe from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 12th century. -
1150
The Church of Saint Mary of Eunate
The Church of Saint Mary of Eunate is a 12th-century Romanesque church located about 2 km south-east of Muruzábal, Navarre, Spain, on the Way of Saint James. -
1345
Notre-Dame de Paris
French Gothic Style and completed in 1345. -
1440
The printing press
The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 a.c. -
1473
Last Judgement
Last Judgement, triptych, oil on wood, 1466–1473. National Museum, Gdańsk
Hans Membling. -
Period: 1492 to
MODERN PERIOD
Modern history, the modern period or the modern era, is the global historiographical approach to the timeframe after post-classical history.[1][2] Modern history can be further broken down into periods: The early modern period began approximately in the early 16th century; notable historical milestones included the European Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.[3][4]
The late modern period began approximately in the mid-18th century. -
1526
Juan Sebastian ElKano
Juan Sebastian Elkano ( 1476 – 1526) was a Spanish explorer of Basque origin[2][3][4]who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. After Magellan's death in the Philippines, Elcano took command of nau Victoriafrom the Moluccas to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain. -
Charles II of Spain
Charles II of Spain (Spanish: Carlos II; 6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was the last Habsburg ruler of Spain. -
Louis XIV
Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. -
Political and social system of the Old Regime
Political and social system of the Old Regime in Late Middle Ages (c. 15th century) until 1792 (French revolution). -
the Reign of Terror
The device is best known for its use in France, in particular during the French Revolution, where it was celebrated as the people's avenger by supporters of the revolution and vilified as the pre-eminent symbol of the Reign of Terror by opponents.[1]The name dates from this period, but similar devices had been used elsewhere in Europe over several centuries. -
Period: to
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
XIX, XX and XXI Centuries. -
the Siege of San Sebastián
In the Siege of San Sebastián (7 July – 8 September 1813) Allied forces under the command of Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington captured the city of San Sebastián in northern Spain from its French garrison under Louis Emmanuel Rey. The attack resulted in the ransacking and devastation of the town by fire. -
Napoléon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonaparte (/nəˈpoʊliən ˈboʊnəpɑːrt/;[2] French: [napɔleɔ̃ bɔnapaʁt]; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again briefly in 1815 (during the Hundred Days). -
World War I
World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars,[5] was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
The flag of the Second Spanish Republic
The flag of the Second Spanish Republic, known in Spanish as la tricolor,[1] was the official flag of Spain between 1931 and 1939 and the flag of the Spanish Republican government in exile until 1977. -
Anna Frank
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank 12 June 1929 – February or March 1945[4]) was a German-born diarist. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously following the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl , in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. It is one of the world's most widely known books and has been the basis for several plays and films. -
The Valle de los Caídos
The Valle de los Caídos, "Valley of the Fallen") is a Catholic basilica and a monumental memorial in the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, near Madrid, conceived by Spanish dictator Francisco Franco to honour and bury those who died in the Spanish Civil War. Works started in 1940 and took over eighteen years to complete, with the monument being officially inaugurated on April 1, 1959. -
The Cold War
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others). Historians do not fully agree on the dates, but a common timeframe is the period between 1947, the year the Truman Doctrine (a U.S. foreign policy pledging to aid nations threatened by Soviet expansionism) was announced, and 1991, the year the Soviet Union collapsed. -
Ekainberri
Ekainberri in Zestoa
2008 a.c. -
UNHCR
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees: an internationalorganization that protects refugees and helps to find homes for them.
