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30,000 BCE
Pre-historic times
It was the beginning of human history.Relating to or denoting the period before written records. This lasted through 30,000-10,000 BCE. -
3100 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. This lasted through 3100-2686 B.C. -
800 BCE
Ancient Greece
The term Ancient, or Archaic, Greece refers to the things three centuries before the classical age, Between 800 B.C. and 500 B.C.- a relatively sophisticated period in world history. -
1100
Middle Ages
The period of European history from the fall of the roman empire in the west to the fall of Constantinople, or, more narrowly, from C. 1100 to 1453. -
1280
Renaissance
The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries. This lasted through 1280-1400 -
1545
Counter-Reormation
It is also called the Catholic Reformation on the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. This lasted through 1545 and 1563. -
Baroque Period
Anything with a complicated design can be baroque but it also refers to a style of art, music, and architecture from 17 century Italy. This lasted through 1600's and 1700's. -
Rococo Period
Rococo painting, which originated in early 18th century Paris, is characterized by soft colors and curvy lines and depicts scenes of love, nature, light-entertainment, and youth. -
Fauvism
A style of painting with vivid expressionistic and non-naturalistic use of color that flourished in Paris from 1905. -
Cubism
An early 20th century style and movement in art, especially painting, in with perspective with a single viewpoint was and abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes,interlocking planes, and later, collage. This lasted through 1907 and 1911.