Timeline

PREHISTORY & HISTORY

By lmcalvo
  • 200,000 BCE

    Palaeolithic period

    Palaeolithic period
    It began 2.58 million years ago.
  • 10,000 BCE

    Neolithic period

    Neolithic period
    It began about 12,000 years ago when the first developments of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East.
  • 4500 BCE

    Metal Age

    Metal Age
    It is the last period of Prehistory. Is divided into three periods:
    - Cooper Age
    - Bronze Age
    - Iron Age
  • 3000 BCE

    Antiquity

    Antiquity
    Antiquity is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 6th century AC.
  • 476

    Middle Age

    Middle Age
    The 'Middle Ages' are called this because it is the time between the fall of Imperial Rome and the beginning of the Early modern Europe.
  • 1492

    Modern Age

    Modern Age
    The Modern Age started with the discovery of America in 1492 in the XVth century.
  • Contemporary Age

    Contemporary Age
    The Contemporary Age started with the French Revolution in 1789 and still continues today.