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History Timeline

By Pablo99_Lope
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Prehistory

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

    First writings

    First writings
    It is assumed that the first inventors of writing were the Sumerians, who lived in southern Mesopotamia.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 476

    Ancient History

    The Ancient Age begins with the invention of writing and ends with the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD.
  • 476

    The fall of the Roman empire

    The fall of the Roman empire
    Odoacer, king of the Heruli, overthrows the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, on September 4, 476.
  • Period: 476 to Oct 12, 1492

    The Middle Ages

    The Middle Ages is the historical period that spans from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476) to the Discovery of America (1492). 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

    Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
    May 29, 1453: The capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans ends the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1492

    Columbus discovers America

    Columbus discovers America
    October 12, 1492, is a date of enormous importance in Western history: It is the day that Christopher Columbus completed his journey across the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in the “New World.”
  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    The Moder Age

    The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes. The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes.

  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799.
  • Period: to

    The Contemporary Age

    The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes. The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes.