Paleolithic
Homo erectus migrated from Africa to Europe before the emergence of modern humans. Homo erectus georgicus, which lived roughly 1.8 million years ago in Georgia, … 展开

The Middle Ages are commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (or by some scholars, before that) in the 5th century to the beginning of the early modern period in … 展开

The "long 19th century", from 1789 to 1914 saw the drastic social, political and economic changes initiated by the Industrial Revolution, … 展开

The world wars ended the pre-eminent position of Britain, France and Germany in Europe and the world. At the Yalta Conference, … 展开

Bronze Age
The first well-known literate civilization in Europe was the Minoan civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC.
The Minoans were … 展开

The Early Modern period spans the centuries between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution, roughly from 1500 to 1800, or from the discovery of the New World in 1492 to the 展开

World War I
After the relative peace of most of the 19th century, the rivalry between European powers, compounded by rising nationalism among ethnic groups, … 展开