History By Yersela Period: 3000 BCE to 476 Antiquity This year started when Homosapiens invented scripture. Period: 476 to 1492 Middle Age Middle Ages started with the fall of Roman Empire. Period: 1492 to 1789 Modern age It starts with America's discover. Period: 1789 to 2020 Contemporary age The Contemporary age starts with the French Revolution and it's the one that we are in.