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The currently most accepted scientific hypothesis about the origin of humanity is that the modern human species (called Homo sapiens) emerged in Africa, about 200,000 years ago, after an evolutionary process of millions of years. -
Prehistory is divided into two major stages: The Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic). the Age of Metals (Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age).
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The first writing techniques date back to the fourth millennium BC. C. It emerged in Egypt, Mesopotamia and China. The system created in the Middle East and Egypt quickly spread to nearby cultural areas and is the origin of most of the world's writings. -
In summary, the Ancient Age was a period in which writing emerged, legal systems were developed, agriculture was the main economic activity and was promoted by great civilizations such as Rome, Greece and Egypt.
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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 eastern Byzantine empire survives until the fall of Constantinople. in 1453 -
This long historical period, also known as feudalism, was a social, political and economic organization based on land and vassalage.
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May 29, 1453: The capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans ends the Byzantine Empire. After centuries of decline, the fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire. The city, renamed Istanbul, became the new capital of the powerful Ottoman dominion. -
The Modern Age was a time of gigantic changes in political, social, economic, cultural and scientific fields, which laid the foundations of the world as we know it today. It marked a departure from the religious obscurantism that prevailed in the West during the Middle Ages.
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The French Revolution was a social and political process that developed in France between 1789 and 1799 whose main consequences were the abolition of the absolute monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic, eliminating the economic and social bases of the Old Regime. -
It is an era characterized by revolutions and great artistic, demographic, social, political, technological and economic transformations.