Historia

The History timeline

  • Invention of fire
    100,000 BCE

    Invention of fire

    In the year 500,000 B.C. Fire was invented.
  • Period: 100,000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Prehistory

    Period that spans from the appearance of the first hominids to the invention of writing.
  • Mesopotamia
    4000 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    In 4000 B.C. Mesopotamia arose, which later became one of the great cities that we continue to remember today.
  • The invention of writing
    3500 BCE

    The invention of writing

    The invention of writing. It gave the beginning to the Ancient Age as well as beginning history.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 476

    Ancient History

    The Ancient Age is the period of history that begins with the invention of writing, around 3000 BC. C. and ends with the fall of the Western Roman Empire, in 476 AD. C. During the Ancient Age the first great civilizations emerged such as Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
  • Egypt
    3200 BCE

    Egypt

    In the year 3200 B.C. Egypt arose.
  • Division of the Roman Empire
    395

    Division of the Roman Empire

    The Roman Emperor Theodosius divided the Roman Empire into two parts: the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire.
  • Fall of the Western Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    The Western Roman Empire could not resist the attacks of the Franks. In the year 476, the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was defeated.
  • Period: 476 to 1492

    Middle Ages

    The Middle Ages is the historical period that spans from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476) to the Discovery of America (1492).
  • Justinian's Code
    534

    Justinian's Code

    It is one of the most important legal texts. It is also known as Corpus luris Civilis. It was created by Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine Empire.
  • The Hijrah
    622

    The Hijrah

    In 622 AD The prophet Muhammad of Islam flees with his followers to Medina in what is called the Hijrah. It marks the beginning of the Muslim year.
  • Battle of Poitiers
    732

    Battle of Poitiers

    The battle of Poitiers was won by the palace butler Charles Martel who defeated the Muslims.
  • Feudal Europe
    843

    Feudal Europe

    In the year 843 AD, after the Battle of Verdun, Feudal Europe begins.
  • 843

    Treaty of Verdun

    The Treaty of Verdun is a treaty that divides the Carolingian Empire into three parts. The treaty was created by Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne. Charles the Bald inherited the territories of present-day France, Lothair a part of the territories of the Iberian Peninsula and among the territories of his brothers, and finally Louis the German inherited the Germanic territories.
  • The urban rebirth in Europe.
    1295

    The urban rebirth in Europe.

    In the year 1300 AD. The urban renaissance begins in Europe.
  • Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
    1453

    Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire

    Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire with its capital in Constantinople. It could not resist the attacks of the Ottoman Turks led by Mehmet II. In 1453.
  • Conquest of America
    1492

    Conquest of America

    Christopher Columbus conquered America in 1492 AD.
  • Period: 1492 to

    the Modern Age

    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. Some are: - The discovery of America.
  • Period: to

    Contemporary Age

    The Contemporary Age is the historical period between the French Revolution (1789) and the present day. It is an era characterized by revolutions and great artistic, demographic, social, political, technological and economic transformations.
  • The invention of the telephone

    The invention of the telephone

    In 1854 the telephone was invented.