history

By lisajanneh303
  • Period: 5000 BCE to

    history periods

  • 3500 BCE

    FIRST WRITING

    FIRST WRITING
    Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of cuneiform c. 3200 BCE.
  • 3000 BCE

    PREHISTORY

    IT IS THE PERIOD THAT BEGINS WITH OUR FIRST ANCESTORS , ABOUT FOUR MILLION YEARS AO , AND FINISHES WHIT THE IVENTION OF WRITING , ABOUT 3,000 B.C. THERE WAS NO WRITTEN TEXTS DURING THIS PERIOD .
  • 476

    ANTIQUITY AGE

    ANTIQUITY AGE
    The Age of Antiquity, also known as the Ancient Era, spanned the beginning of recorded human history, about 3000 BC, to aproximately the mid 400's, the Early Middle Ages. The Egyptian rulers created the pyramids that still stand today as burial places and tributes to their gods. During this time period, the Roman Empire expanded its borders across the globe.
  • 1492

    MIDDLE AGES

    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.
  • 1492

    COLUMBUS DISCOVERS AMERICA

    COLUMBUS DISCOVERS AMERICA
    Christopher Columbusa was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. He led the first European expeditions to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, initiating the permanent European colonization of the Americas

  • FRENCH REVOLUTION

    FRENCH REVOLUTION
    The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies that lasted from 1789 until 1799. It was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, catalyzed violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon who brought many of its principles to areas he conquered in Western Europe and beyond

  • CONTEMPORARY

    CONTEMPORARY
    Contemporary history, is a subset of modern history which describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present.[1] The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least since the early 19th century.
    Contemporary history is politically dominated by the Cold War (1945–91) between the United States and Soviet Union whose effects were felt across the world.