1. Stone Age (2.6 million years ago - 3000 BCE)
* Paleolithic Era (2.6 million years ago - 10,000 BCE):
- Early Paleolithic (Oldowan)
- Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian)
- Upper Paleolithic (Aurignacian, Solutrean, Magdalenian)
* Mesolithic Era (10,000 BCE - 8,000 BCE)
* Neolithic Era (8,000 BCE - 3000 BCE)
2. Bronze Age (3000 BCE - 1200 BCE)
* Early Bronze Age
* Middle Bronze Age
* Late Bronze Age
3. Iron Age (1200 BCE - 500 CE)
* Early Iron Age
* Middle Iron Age
* Late Iron Age
4. Classical Antiquity (500 BCE - 500 CE)
* Greek and Roman Civilizations
5. Middle Ages (500 CE - 1500 CE)
* Early Middle Ages (500 CE - 1000 CE)
* High Middle Ages (1000 CE - 1300 CE)
* Late Middle Ages (1300 CE - 1500 CE)
6. Renaissance (14th century - 17th century)
7. Age of Enlightenment (17th century - 18th century)
8. Industrial Revolution (18th century - 19th century)
9. Modern Age (19th century - present)
* First Industrial Revolution (late 18th century - early 19th century)
* Second Industrial Revolution (late 19th century - early 20th century)
* Third Industrial Revolution (late 20th century - present)