-
3 BCE
Appearance of writing
Writing appeared in the year 3,300 BC and thus the period of prehistory ends. -
Period: 3 BCE to 475
Antiquity
During this period Jesus of Nazareth was born.
This stage ended with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. -
Period: 2 BCE to 3 BCE
Prehistory
It is the beginning and the end of prehistory. It begins with the appearance of human beings and ends with the appearance of writing. -
475
The fall of the Roman empire
At the fall of the Roman Empire he defeated the last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus in the year 475. Thus ended antiquity. -
Period: 475 to 1492
Middle Ages
This period began in 475 with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ended with the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. -
1440
Appearance of the printing press
The invention of the printing press is attributed to the German, Johannes Gutenberg in the year 1440. The printing press is used to produce books, magazines, pamphlets, brochures... etc. -
1492
Discovery of America
On October 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus arrived in what we know today as America when he met the Antilles and landed on the island of Guanahaní, which he baptized with the name of San Salvador. -
Period: 1492 to
Modern age
The modern age begins with the discovery of America in 1492 and ends with the French Revolution in 1798. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a social and political conflict, with various periods of violence, that convulsed France.
Approximately lasted about 26 years. From 1789 to 1815. -
Period: to
Contemporary age
The contemporary age is the historical period between the French Revolution in 1789 and the present. It is a time characterized by revolutions and by great artistic, demographic, social, political, technological and economic transformations. -
World war ll
World War II was a global military conflict.
It lasted 6 years, from 1939 to 1945.