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Prehistory is the period from the appearance of the first human beings to the invention of writing.
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It is assumed that the first inventors of writing were the Sumerians, who lived in southern Mesopotamia. -
The Ancient Age begins with the invention of writing and ends with the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD.
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Odoacer, king of the Heruli, overthrows the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, on September 4, 476. -
The Middle Ages is the historical period that spans from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476) to the Discovery of America (1492). 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. -
October 12, 1492, is a date of enormous importance in Western history: It is the day that Christopher Columbus completed his journey across the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in the “New World.” -
The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes. The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes.
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The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. -
The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes. The Modern Age is the historical period that began in 1492 with the discovery of America and ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. It was a time of great economic, political and religious changes.