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Period: 50,000 BCE to 3000 BCE
PREHISTORY
Prehistory began with the appearance of the first human beings 5 million years ago and ended 3,000 years ago when writing appeared. -
3000 BCE
APPEARANCE OF SCRIPTURE
The writing appeared at the same time in Mesopotamia and Egypt -
Period: 3000 BCE to 476
ANTIQUITY
The antiquity begins when writing appears in the year 3,000 BC. and ends in the year 476 AD. with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. -
476
FALL OF THE WASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
Odoacer, King of the Heruli, overthrows the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, on September 4, 476. -
Period: 476 to 1492
MIDDLE AGES
The Middle Ages begin with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. and ends in the year 1492 AD. with the discovery of America (Christopher Columbus) -
1492
DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
The historical event that occurred on October 12, 1492, consisting of the arrival in America by Christopher Columbus -
Period: 1492 to
MODERN AGE
The modern age began when Columbus arrived in America in the year 1492 AD. (or in the year 1953 with the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire) and ended in the year 1789 AD. (late 18th century) with the French Revolution. -
FRENCH REVOLUTION
It was a social and political conflict, with various periods of violence -
Period: to
CONTEMPORARY AGE
The contemporary age is the period between the French Revolution in 1789 AD. and the present.