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This is the longest period of Prehistory. Our ancestors learnt to use fire, began making utensils, and expressed themselves artistically
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Thanks to agriculture and livestock, humans no longer needed to be nomadic, and became sedentary. The first stable settlements appeared
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People began making tools, weapons and utensils out of metals. Societies became more complex
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The Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilisations were very important during this period. It ends with the fall of the Roman Empire
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Europe followed a feudal system in wich nobles had most of the power. The voyages of Columbus introduced Europeans to other cultures
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Some kings and queens ruled as absolute monarchy. New cultural and artistic movements, such as the Enlightenment, developed
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The French Revolution and its fight for liberty marked the beginning of Contemporary History. We curretly live in this era.
