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This is the longest period of Prehistory. our ancestors learnt to use fire, began making utensils,and expressed themselves artistically
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Thanks to agriculture and livestock, humans no longer needed to be nomadic, and became sedentary. The first stable settlements appeared.
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People begans making tools, weapons and utensils out of metals. Societies became more complex.
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The Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilisations were very importan during this period. It ends with the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Europe followed a feudal system in which nobles had most of the power. The voyages of Colombus introduced Europeans of other cultures.
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Some kings an queens ruled as absolute monarchs. New cultural and artistic movements, such as the Enlightenment, developed.
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The French Revolution and its fight for liberty marked the beginning of Contemporary History. We currently live in this era.