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Period: 5000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Prehistory
The period of time that has elapsed since the appearance of the first hominins, ancestors of Homo sapiens, until we have evidence of the existence of written documents, something that first occurred in the Near East around 3300 BC. -
3500 BCE
Written documents
There were 4 types of written documents: cuneiform, hieroglyphic, ideographic and alphabetical, they were written on papyrus and a clay tablet. -
Period: 3500 BCE to 476
Ancient History
The Ancient Age begins with the invention of writing, about 5,000 years ago, and ends with the fall of the Roman Empire in the year 476 AD (5th century). -
476
Fall of the Roman Empire
The fall was in September 476.
Its causes are the weakness of the different emperors, misgovernment, the difficulty in collecting taxes and the pressure of barbarian peoples on the borders. -
Period: 476 to 1492
The middle Ages
It begins after the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 and ended in 1492 with the discovery of America. -
Period: 1453 to
The Modern Age
In this period there were great changes in science and technology, it began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. -
Oct 12, 1492
The discovery of America
It was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
It was with 3 calls: the girl, the pinta and the Santa María. -
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The Contemporary Age
The contemporary age began in 1789 with the French Revolution until today. -
French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte carried out a coup d'état in November 1799 and established the Consulate and the Empire as a political regime.