-
25,000 BCE
ages of prehistory
paleolithic, neolithic and age of metals -
Period: 25,000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Prehistory
The invention of writing, fire and the first cities brought about the end of Prehistory. -
4000 BCE
birth of writing
With the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 B.C. it is considered that a first writing system was created -
Period: 4000 BCE to 476
Antiquity
The Ancient Age is the historical epoch that coincides with the emergence and development of the first civilizations or ancient civilizations. -
Period: 476 to 1492
Middle age
This long historical period, also known as feudalism, was a social, political and economic organization based on land and vassalage -
1347
The black death
The Black Death was the most devastating bubonic plague pandemic in human history. Peaked between 1347 and 1353. -
Period: 1492 to
Modern age
The Modern Age is characterized by cultural progress, discoveries, the creation of States, the development of the world economy and a greater weight of reason against faith -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution of 1789 represented the end of a world, what would later be called the Old Regime, and the beginning of another, a modern era that in a way continues to be the current one. -
Steam machine
Steam machine Emerged with the advent of the Industrial Revolution -
Period: to
Contemporany age
This period is characterized by events such as the industrial revolutions, the two world wars, scientific and technological advances, and the establishment of a capitalist economy.