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9999 BCE
Paleolithic
It started with the appearance of the first hominids 3.3 million years ago. It means "Old Stone"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic -
Period: 9999 BCE to 4000 BCE
Prehistory
From the appearance of the first hominids. To the appearance of the writting. -
7000 BCE
Neolithic
Its knwon by the name of "Stone Age". From 7000 b.C. Development of agriculture and ranching.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic -
6500 BCE
Metal Age
It is divided in 3 parts: Copper Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age -
4000 BCE
Ancient Age
Writting appearance. Polytheistic religion. Appearance of big cities and empires with walls around them. Different social cathegories. Firts laws.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_history -
Period: 4000 BCE to
History
Period of time that encompass from the birth of Jesus (year 0) to the current time. -
476 BCE
Middle Age
It started when the Western Roman Empire ended. The Middle ages are called this because it is the time between the fall of Imperial Rome adn the beginning of the early modern Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages -
1492
Modern History
It all started with the discovery of America by Christobal Colón. Generally the term "moder history" refers to the history of the world since the advent of the age of reason and the age of Elightenment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_period -
Contemporaty Age
It covers since The French Revolution in 1789 to nowadays.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_modern_period