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Period: 250,000 BCE to 8000 BCE
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic began with the appearance of man about 3 million years ago and lasted until 9000 BC. C. It was the longest stage of the Stone Age, which was characterized by the use of very rudimentary tools, such as chipped stone. Stone tools were the first artifacts. In addition, vestiges of cave paintings were found in the caves, with scenes of fruit gathering and hunting practices carried out in groups. -
Period: 250,000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Prehistory
It started 2.5 million years ago and ended
in 3,500 B.C.
Beginning: Appearance of the human being.
End: Appearance of writing. -
50,000 BCE
The discovery of fire
He discovered fire for the first time, in the sense that he managed to tame it, taking advantage of some hot branch after a fire to later maintain and preserve it. Fire in a cave by Vincent van der Pas. -
Period: 8000 BCE to 6000 BCE
Neolithic
It is the period of human history in which agriculture and animal grazing (livestock) appeared and became widespread, giving rise to agrarian societies. Usually, but not necessarily, it was accompanied by pottery work. -
Period: 6000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Age of metals
The Metal Age is the historical period that runs from 6,000 B.C. and 1,000 B.C. This stage is known as the Metal Age, because it was the time when human beings began to use this type of material.the Metal Age is made up of three large periods, these being the Copper Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. -
5000 BCE
rock art
Rock art is the set of artistic manifestations made on rock by drawing, painting or engraving. It can appear on the walls of shelters, caves, covachas and even on isolated rocks. The term "rock" comes from the Latin rupes (rock). -
Period: 3500 BCE to 476
Antiquity
It begins around 3,500 BC. C and ends in
AD 476 C. At this stage, important
river civilizations such as
Indian, Chinese, Mesopotamian,
Egyptian, Greek and -
476
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Odoacer, king of the Heruli, overthrows the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, on September 4, 476. This event marks the end of the Roman Empire: the western empire disappears while the Byzantine eastern empire survives until the fall of Constantinople, in 1453 -
Period: 476 to 1492
Middle ages
Its beginning is dated in 476 AD and its end
Some people date it to 1453 AD. C and others
historians date it to 1492 AD.
At this time, two types of
very representative art: the Romanesque and the
Gothic. -
1260
Trojan War
The Trojan War was a war in which Achaean and Trojan Greeks faced each other around the middle of the 13th century BC. C. for control of the trade routes that led to the Black Sea. -
Period: 1492 to
Modern age
It begins in 1453 or 1492 according to
different authors and ends in 1789.
They developed, from the point of view
artistic, Renaissance and Baroque -
1519
Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire.
In 1521, Hernán Cortés, leading a small group of Spaniards and a coalition of indigenous peoples, conquered the city of Tenochtitlán, putting an end to the mighty Aztec Empire. -
Period: to
Contemporary age
The Contemporary Age is the historical period that covers from the year 1789, with the French Revolution, to the present. However, some consider that this period goes back to the 20th century and call the most current period the Late Modern Age, characterized by globalized societies. -
Proclamation of the second Spanish republic
The fall of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship in January 1930 and the incapacity of Alfonso XIII and the Restoration politicians to implement a system that responded to popular demands, ended up turning the municipal elections of April 12, 1931 into a plebiscite. The republican parties won in 41 of the 50 provincial capitals, and given the lack of support, Alfonso XIII left for exile