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The Paleolithic is the oldest and longest stage of the Prehistory of Humanity. The men were nomads and engaged in gathering and hunting.
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The era of Metals happens to the Stone Age in the evolution of humanity, and constitutes the final stage of Prehistory.
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It is characterized by the development of the productive economy (implementation of agriculture and livestock), sedentary lifestyle and appearances of the first towns.
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Before the Middle Ages, which ranges from the appearance of writing until the end of the Roman Empire, towards the fifth century.
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The middle Edam begins with the fall of the Roman Empire of the West (in the year 476) and that arrives, depending on the historian, until the discovery of America (1492) and the invention of the printing press (1453).
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The beginning of the Modern Age can be fixed between the Fall of Constantinople (year 1453) and the Discovery of America (year 1492), and its end in the French Revolution (year 1789).
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The Contemporary Age is the name by which the historical period between the French Revolution and the present is designated.
