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Hi kids! I'm Rocio and today we are going to learn about the ages of history.

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But first, let's see how dates are written.

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There are two different ways, B.C. and A.D.

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B.C., before Christ, is for those dates that happened before the birth of Christ.

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For example, the year 3000 before Christ.

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A.D., Anno Domini, is for those dates that happened after the birth of Christ.

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For example, this year, 2020.

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Now, let's see the two main periods.

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Prehistory, which involves all the time before writing.

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And history, which involves all the years after people started to write.

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History, at the same time, is divided into four periods.

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Ancient History, the Middle Ages, the Modern Age and Contemporary History.

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So, let's go with the first period, Prehistory.

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Prehistory started with the first human beings on Earth, the Australopithecus.

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From this period, there are no written sources.

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Then, Ancient History started when people started to write.

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In year 3000 B.C., more or less.

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As you can see in the pictures, there were many different written languages then too.

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But in year 476 A.D., the Roman Empire fell and disappeared,

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which supposed the beginning of the Middle Ages, a time of knights and castles.

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Almost a thousand years later, a man called Christopher Columbus set up a sea trip to the East.

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But he took another route that ended in the discovery of America in 1492 A.D.

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This event made a new period of history start, the Modern Age.

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But the Modern Age was not so long.

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In 1789 A.D., the French Revolution started, which involved a lot of violence and fighting in France.

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And that was the beginning of the Contemporary History.

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So, let's review the starting point of every age.

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Prehistory, the first human beings.

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Ancient History, writing.

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The Middle Ages, the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D.

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The Modern Age, the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492 A.D.

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And Contemporary History, the French Revolution in 1789 A.D.

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I hope you like it. See you! Lots of kisses!