History timeline

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  • Period: 99,999 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Prehistory

    Prehistory is the period from the appearance of the first human beings to the invention of writing.
  • 3500 BCE

    Written texts appear

    It was born from the need to express ideas graphically, in relation to the sound of the spoken language, and from the search for a method of recording what was done. The first texts were invented in Mesopotamia and Egypt,
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 476

    Ancient History

    The Ancient History was a period in which writing emerged, legal systems were developed, agriculture was the main economic activity and was promoted by great civilizations such as Rome, Greece and Egypt.
  • 476

    Fall of the western roman empire

    Odoacer, king of the Heruli, overthrows the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus. This event marks the end of the Roman Empire.
  • Period: 476 to 1492

    The Middle Ages

    historical period that spans from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Discovery of America. 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

    The capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans puts an end to the Byzantine Empire. After centuries of decline, the fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire. The city, renamed Istanbul, became the new capital of the powerful Ottoman dominion.
  • Period: 1492 to

    The Modern Age

    historical period that began with the discovery of America and ended with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes. Some are: - The discovery of America.

  • The French Revolution

    It was a social and political process that developed in France in 1789, whose main consequences were the abolition of the absolute monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic, eliminating the economic and social bases of the Old Regime.
  • Period: to

    The Contemporary Age

    historical period between the French Revolution and the present. It is an era characterized by revolutions and great artistic, demographic, social, political, technological and economic transformations.