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       * Pleistocene (1.8 mya - 8000 ya) - mammoths, Neanderthals
       * Holocene (8000 ya - now) - modern humans
-===== History of the World =====
-Human historical ages based on behavioural and cultural characteristics vary significantly based on location since different areas developed at different rates. Figures given here are a rough average estimate.
+===== Human History Overview =====
   * 4 mya - earliest humans
-  * ** Stone Age ** : 2.5 mya - ~3000 BC
+  * ** Stone Age ** : 2.5 mya -
-    * Paleolithic age - 2.5 mya - ~8000BC - Still in the Pleistocene era. Human ancestors roam as bands of hunters/gatherers and use simple stone tools. Evolution from Homo Habilis to Homo Sapiens Sapiens. Ends when the last Ice age (and the Pleistocene era) ends.
+    * Paleolithic
-    * Mesolithic age -  ~8000BC - ~6000BC - Rising sea levels force a need to adapt. More complex settlements and the first tribes appear. Microlithic tools and boats are developed and fishing becomes a source of food.
+    * Neolithic
-    * Neolithic age - ~6000BC - ~3000BC - Agriculture (farming and herding) and related tools (plough, hoe, yoke etc) are developed. Domestication of animals begins. The earliest towns and temples are built.
+  * ** Bronze Age ** :
-  * ** Bronze Age ** : ~3300BC - ~1200BC - Bronze (an alloy of copper and tin or of copper with naturally occurring arsenic) comes into use. In some areas this is preceded by a Copper Age.
+  * ** Iron Age ** :
-    * 3000BC - 1450BC - Minoan civilisation on Crete. Beginning of writing.
+  * ** Classical Era ** :
-    * 1650BC - 1200BC - Mycenaean civilisation based around fortified palaces or acropolises. Further development of Minoan civilisation including writing. Homer's epics including the Iliad are set in this period.
-  * ** Iron Age ** : ~1100BC - 800BC - Iron and steel are used for weapons and curring tools. This is the final of the 3 prehistoric ages and ends with the beginning of the historical period. The Greek Dark Ages occur during this period, triggered by invasion of Dorian people with iron weapons. Art, civilization and written language disappear.
-  * ** Classical Era ** : ~800BC - ~500AD -  Period comprising the interlocking civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world.
-    * ~800BC - ~500BC - Greek Archaic period - Marked by significant advancements in political theory and the rise of the polis (city-state) as well as the beginnings of classical philosophy, theatre, poetry and the reintroduction of written language.
-    * ~500BC - 323BC - Classical Greek period or golden age. Much of modern politics, artistic thought, scientific thought, literature, and philosophy derives from this ancient society. Wars between city-states led mainly by Athens and Sparta. Ends with the rise of Macedon and the short-lived rise of Alexander the Great (336BC-323BC)
-    * 323BC - 330AD - Decline of Greek civilisation and capture by Romans (146BC)
   * ** Middle Ages **
   * ** Reformation & Renaissance **

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