The History Timeline

  • Period: 99,999 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Prehistory

    The period of time before written records. Prehistory refers to the period of time before civilization and writing. We don't know a lot about prehistory. It refers to the time before human civilization figured how to write things down.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 476

    Ancient History

    Ancient history is the history of ancient civilizations, especially Greece and Rome (the history of the ancient civilizations)
  • Period: 476 to 1453

    The Middle Ages

    The period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453)
  • Period: 1453 to

    The Modern Ages

    The modern era is the period of human history that succeeds the Middle Ages (which ended around 1500 AD) up to the present.
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    The Contemporary Ages

    Contemporary history refers to the period following the end of World War II in 1945 and continuing to the present. It includes the currently 21st century.
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    French Revolution

    The French revolution was a revolutionary period in which people were annoyed with monarchy, which led in a republic.This period affected to other countries too.