Human History

  • 1000 BCE

    Stone Age

    Stone Age
    Humans hunted animals, gathered food, and moved from one place to another.
  • 500 BCE

    Iron Age

    Iron Age
    more advanced art and agricultural practices, changing religious beliefs, and more advanced systems of writing using alphabetic characters.
  • Jan 9, 1200

    Bronze Age

    Bronze Age
    when humans began to forge an even stronger metal
  • Sep 9, 1400

    Medieval Period

    Medieval Period
    The fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of Islam, and the creation of the new Holy Roman Empire in northern Europe.
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    Transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system.
  • Modern Era

    Modern Era
    Wide expansion of capitalism, colonialism, democracy, and science-based rationalism.