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100,000 BCE
Invention of fire
In the year 500,000 B.C. Fire was invented. -
Period: 100,000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Prehistory
Period that spans from the appearance of the first hominids to the invention of writing. -
4000 BCE
Mesopotamia
In 4000 B.C. Mesopotamia arose, which later became one of the great cities that we continue to remember today. -
3500 BCE
The invention of writing
The invention of writing. It gave the beginning to the Ancient Age as well as beginning history. -
Period: 3500 BCE to 476
Ancient History
The Ancient Age is the period of history that begins with the invention of writing, around 3000 BC. C. and ends with the fall of the Western Roman Empire, in 476 AD. C. During the Ancient Age the first great civilizations emerged such as Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. -
3200 BCE
Egypt
In the year 3200 B.C. Egypt arose. -
395
Division of the Roman Empire
The Roman Emperor Theodosius divided the Roman Empire into two parts: the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. -
476
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Western Roman Empire could not resist the attacks of the Franks. In the year 476, the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was defeated. -
Period: 476 to 1492
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is the historical period that spans from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476) to the Discovery of America (1492). -
534
Justinian's Code
It is one of the most important legal texts. It is also known as Corpus luris Civilis. It was created by Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine Empire. -
622
The Hijrah
In 622 AD The prophet Muhammad of Islam flees with his followers to Medina in what is called the Hijrah. It marks the beginning of the Muslim year. -
732
Battle of Poitiers
The battle of Poitiers was won by the palace butler Charles Martel who defeated the Muslims. -
843
Feudal Europe
In the year 843 AD, after the Battle of Verdun, Feudal Europe begins. -
843
Treaty of Verdun
The Treaty of Verdun is a treaty that divides the Carolingian Empire into three parts. The treaty was created by Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne. Charles the Bald inherited the territories of present-day France, Lothair a part of the territories of the Iberian Peninsula and among the territories of his brothers, and finally Louis the German inherited the Germanic territories. -
1295
The urban rebirth in Europe.
In the year 1300 AD. The urban renaissance begins in Europe. -
1453
Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire with its capital in Constantinople. It could not resist the attacks of the Ottoman Turks led by Mehmet II. In 1453. -
1492
Conquest of America
Christopher Columbus conquered America in 1492 AD. -
Period: 1492 to
the Modern Age
The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes. Some are: - The discovery of America. -
Period: to
Contemporary Age
The Contemporary Age is the historical period between the French Revolution (1789) and the present day. It is an era characterized by revolutions and great artistic, demographic, social, political, technological and economic transformations. -
The invention of the telephone
In 1854 the telephone was invented.