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2.5 MILLION YEARS AGO - 8000 BC 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 nomadi, and became sedentary. the first stable settlements appeared
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People began making tools, weapons and utensils out of metals. societies become 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 colombus introduced Europeans to other cultures
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Some kings and queens ruled as absolute monarchs. New cultural and artistic movements such as the Enlightenment.
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The french Revolution and its liberty marked the begining of contemporary history. We currently live in this era .
