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Period: 99,999 BCE to 3500 BCE
prehistory
Prehistory is divided into two major stages: The Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic). the Age of Metals (Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age). -
3500 BCE
invention of writing
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Period: 3500 BCE to 476
ancient history
The historical period that witnessed the emergence and development of the first human civilizations is known as the Ancient Age. -
476
fall of the western roman empire
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Period: 476 to 1453
the middle ages
This long historical period, also known as feudalism, was a social, political and economic organization based on land and vassalage. -
1453
fall of the eastern roman empire
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Period: 1453 to
the modern age
The Modern Age was a time of gigantic changes in political, social, economic, cultural and scientific fields, which laid the foundations of the world as we know it today. It marked a departure from the religious obscurantism that prevailed in the West during the Middle Ages. -
French Revolution
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Period: to
the comntemporary age
It is an era characterized by revolutions and great artistic, demographic, social, political, technological and economic transformations.