List of time periods

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The categorisation of the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time is called periodization.[1] This is a list of such named time periods as defined in various fields of study.

These can be divided broadly into prehistorical periods and historical periods (when written records began to be kept).

In archaeology and anthropology, prehistory is subdivided into the three-age system, this list includes the use of the three-age system as well as a number of various designation used in reference to sub-ages within the traditional three.

The dates for each age can vary by region. On the geologic time scale, the Holocene epoch starts at the end of the last glacial period of the current ice age (c. 10,000 BC) and continues to the present. The beginning of the Mesolithic is usually considered to correspond to the beginning of the Holocene epoch.

Prehistoric periods

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General periods

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Forms of modernity

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Technological periods

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American (continent) periods

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Pre-Columbian America

Colonial America

Australian periods

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Southeast Asian periods

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Maritime Southeast Asia

Peninsular Southeast Asia

Chinese periods

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Bronze Age China

Archaic China

Antiquity

Medieval China

Mongol China

Late Dynastic Period

Modern China

Contemporary China

Post-Contemporary China[clarification needed]

Mongolian periods

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Antiquity

Medieval Mongolia

Imperial Mongolia

Modern Mongolia

Egyptian periods

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Prehistoric Egypt (pre-3150 BC)

Dynastic Period

Antiquity

Islamic Egypt

Medieval Egypt

Modern Egypt

Contemporary Egypt

European periods

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Iranian periods

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Prehistoric Iran

Ancient age:

Medieval age:

Modern age:

Indian periods

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Japanese periods

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Archaic Japan

Feudal Japan

Samurai Japan

Modern Japan

Contemporary Japan

Mesopotamian periods

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Archaic Period

Imperial Period

Islamic Period

Libyan periods

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Prehistoric Libya

  • Prehistoric Libya (pre-600 BC)

Early Libya

  • Carthaginian Libya (600 BC – 200 BC)
  • Roman Libya (200 BC – 487 AD)
  • Vandal Libya (487 AD – ≈600 AD)
  • Islamic Libya (≈600 – ≈1200)
  • Ottoman Libya (≈1600 – ≈1900)

Modern Libya

Mexican periods

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Ancient and Pre-Columbian Mexico

Colonial Mexico

Independence Era

Liberal Mexico

Modern Mexico

United States historical periods

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Pre-Colonial era

Thirteen British Colonies (1607–1775)

United Colonies (1775-1781)

Confederation period (1781-1789)

First Party System (1789–1824)

Second Party System (1824–1856)

Third Party System (1856–1896)

Fourth Party System (1896–1932)

Fifth Party System (1932–1980)

Sixth Party System (1980–present)

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Adam Rabinowitz. And kingIt’s about time: historical periodization and Linked Ancient World Data Archived April 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. Study of the Ancient universe Papers, 2014.
  2. ^ Iles, Dr Louise (December 30, 2016). "Big digs: The year 2016 in archaeology". BBC News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. ^ The area had settlements as far back as 9000 BC; see Timeline of ancient Greece
  4. ^ Bowman 2000, pp. 118–161.
  5. ^ a b c The Venture of Islam, Volume 2: The Expansion of Islam in the Middle Periods (1974), p. 3.
  6. ^ A Concise History of the Middle East (2015), p. 53.

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