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Period: 250,000 BCE to 3500 BCE
Prehistory
It began about 2.5 millon years ago and it finished when written history appeared, in BC 3500. It's devided in 2 periods. Stone Age (Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods) and Metal Age. -
3500 BCE
Invention of the written history
It appeared in BC 3500 in Mesopotamia, because people needed to comunicate with other people -
Period: 3500 BCE to 476 BCE
Ancient history
It's the period from BC 3500, when written history appeared, to the fall of the Roman Empire, in 476 AC. During this time, many civilisations developed: Egyptians, Greeks and Romans -
1500 BCE
The invention of the wheel
The wheel was invented in Paleolithic Period, in BC 1500 in Mesopotamia. The first wheels were very simple, because they were made of stone, and they are very different to our wheels. -
Period: 476 BCE to 1492
The Middle Ages
It began in 476 AC with the fall of the Roman Empire. In this period, people built cathedrals, alcazars, mosques... In Spain, there were wars and castles and 2 cultures: Cristhians and Muslims. It ends in 1492 with the Discovery of The Americas. -
1346
The Black Death
It was a pandemic, from 1346 to 1352 . In this pandemic, doctors worked with special masks called the 'beak doctor' to protect themselves. -
1450
The invention of the Printing Press
It was created in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg. The Printing Press was a way to copy texts, pictures... in a paper. -
1492
The end of The Reconquest
The Reconquest end in 1492, when Isabel and Fernando, the Catholic Kings, retook Granada, the last Muslim kingdom in Spain. -
Period: 1492 to
The Modern Age
It began in 1492 with the Discovery of The Americas and it finished in 1789 with the French Revolution. During this period, there were small kingdoms and a king. -
Oct 12, 1492
The Discovery of The Americas
It was on the 12th of October of 1492, by Cristobal Colón. He went from Spain to The Americas in 3 boats called 'La Santa María', 'La niña' and 'La pinta'. -
French Revolution
It was a period of changes in France that began in 1789 and finished in 1814 when Spanish and British people beated French people. -
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The Contemporary Age
It started in 1789 with the French Revolution until today. In this period there were industrial revolutions, the 2 world wars, technological and scientist advances...