- Period Name: Upper Paleolithic
  Chronological Range: 50,000 - 10,000 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Artistic expression, advanced tool use, emergence of Homo sapiens.
- Period Name: Mesolithic
  Chronological Range: 10,000 - 5,000 BCE
  Region: Europe and Near East
  Key Features: Transitional period, semi-nomadic lifestyles, increase in microliths.
- Period Name: Neolithic
  Chronological Range: 10,000 - 4,500 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Agriculture, permanent settlements, pottery, weaving.
- Period Name: Bronze Age
  Chronological Range: 3300 - 1200 BCE
  Region: Near East, Europe, South Asia
  Key Features: Use of bronze, the rise of cities, trade networks.
- Period Name: Iron Age
  Chronological Range: 1200 - 600 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Iron metallurgy, the emergence of empires, complex societies.
- Period Name: Classical Antiquity
  Chronological Range: 8th Century BCE - 5th Century CE
  Region: Mediterranean
  Key Features: Formation of empires, development of philosophy, written records.
- Period Name: Middle Ages
  Chronological Range: 5th - 15th Century CE
  Region: Europe and parts of Asia
  Key Features: Feudalism, church dominance, the rise of kingdoms.
- Period Name: Renaissance
  Chronological Range: 14th - 17th Century CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Revival of classical learning, art, humanism, scientific advancements.
- Period Name: Industrial Revolution
  Chronological Range: 18th - 19th Century CE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Mass production, urbanization, technological innovation.
- Period Name: Prehistoric
  Chronological Range: Before written records
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Development of stone tools, early human behaviors.
- Period Name: Chalcolithic
  Chronological Range: 4500 - 3500 BCE
  Region: Middle East and parts of Europe
  Key Features: Copper use, early forms of metallurgy, emergence of social hierarchies.
- Period Name: Early Bronze Age
  Chronological Range: 3300 - 2100 BCE
  Region: North Africa and Eurasia
  Key Features: First urban centers, trade routes, religious structures.
- Period Name: Late Bronze Age
  Chronological Range: 1600 - 1200 BCE
  Region: Eastern Mediterranean
  Key Features: Cultural exchanges through trade, collapse of regional powers.
- Period Name: Early Iron Age
  Chronological Range: 1200 - 800 BCE
  Region: Mediterranean and Near East
  Key Features: Iron tools, rise of early states.
- Period Name: High Middle Ages
  Chronological Range: 11th - 13th Century CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Increased trade, study of classical antiquity, gothic architecture.
- Period Name: Late Middle Ages
  Chronological Range: 14th - 16th Century CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Black Death, emergence of modern nation-states, printing press.
- Period Name: Pre-Columbian
  Chronological Range: 3000 BCE - 1492 CE
  Region: Americas
  Key Features: Diverse cultures, monumental architecture, complex societies.
- Period Name: Indus Valley Civilization
  Chronological Range: 3300 - 1300 BCE
  Region: South Asia
  Key Features: Urban planning, social organization, early writing.
- Period Name: Chinese Neolithic
  Chronological Range: 10,000 - 2000 BCE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Rice cultivation, village settlements, early pottery.
- Period Name: Roman Empire
  Chronological Range: 27 BCE - 476 CE
  Region: Mediterranean and parts of Europe
  Key Features: Road networks, law and governance systems, architectural innovation.
- Period Name: Byzantine Period
  Chronological Range: 330 - 1453 CE
  Region: Eastern Mediterranean
  Key Features: Continuation of Roman culture, Orthodox Christianity, arts.
- Period Name: Islamic Golden Age
  Chronological Range: 8th - 14th Century CE
  Region: Middle East and parts of Europe
  Key Features: Advancements in science, mathematics, and philosophy.
- Period Name: Age of Discovery
  Chronological Range: 15th - 17th Century CE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: European exploration, colonization, globalization.
- Period Name: American Revolution
  Chronological Range: 1765 - 1783 CE
  Region: North America
  Key Features: Colonial independence, formation of constitutional governance.
- Period Name: Victorian Era
  Chronological Range: 1837 - 1901 CE
  Region: United Kingdom
  Key Features: Industrial progress, empire expansion, cultural shifts.
- Period Name: Postmodern Era
  Chronological Range: Late 20th Century - Present
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Rejection of modernist norms, cultural pluralism, global communication.
- Period Name: Neolithic Revolution
  Chronological Range: 10,000 - 2000 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Transition from hunting-gathering to settled agriculture.
- Period Name: Stone Age
  Chronological Range: 2.6 million years ago - 3000 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Use of stone tools, basic social structures.
- Period Name: Hellenistic Period
  Chronological Range: 323 - 30 BCE
  Region: Eastern Mediterranean
  Key Features: Spread of Greek culture, art, and philosophy after Alexander.
- Period Name: Prehistoric America
  Chronological Range: 10,000 BCE - 1492 CE
  Region: Americas
  Key Features: Early hunter-gatherers, development of agriculture and complex societies.
- Period Name: Old Kingdom Egypt
  Chronological Range: 2686 - 2181 BCE
  Region: Egypt
  Key Features: Pyramid construction, centralized state, Egyptian art.
- Period Name: New Kingdom Egypt
  Chronological Range: 1550 - 1070 BCE
  Region: Egypt
  Key Features: Expansion, wealth, monumental architecture, pharaohs.
- Period Name: Aksumite Empire
  Chronological Range: 100 - 940 CE
  Region: Northeast Africa
  Key Features: Trade empire, early Christianity, stelae construction.
- Period Name: Carolingian Renaissance
  Chronological Range: 8th - 9th Century CE
  Region: Western Europe
  Key Features: Cultural revival under Charlemagne, preservation of knowledge.
- Period Name: Renaissance in Italy
  Chronological Range: 14th Century - 16th Century CE
  Region: Italy
  Key Features: Artistic and intellectual revival, notable artists, humanism.
- Period Name: African Iron Age
  Chronological Range: 600 BCE - 1000 CE
  Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
  Key Features: Iron technology, development of complex societies.
- Period Name: Baroque Era
  Chronological Range: 1600 - 1750 CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Dramatic art, architectural grandeur, scientific advancements.
- Period Name: Enlightenment
  Chronological Range: 17th - 19th Century CE
  Region: Europe and Americas
  Key Features: Philosophical movement emphasizing reason and individualism.
- Period Name: Postcolonial Period
  Chronological Range: 20th Century - Present
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Decolonization, cultural identity movements, global interconnectedness.
- Period Name: Ancient China
  Chronological Range: 2100 BCE - 221 BCE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Dynastic rule, philosophical developments, technological innovations.
- Period Name: Viking Age
  Chronological Range: 793 - 1066 CE
  Region: Scandinavia and parts of Europe
  Key Features: Norse exploration, trade, and raiding.
- Period Name: Mesoamerican Era
  Chronological Range: 1500 BCE - 1500 CE
  Region: Central America
  Key Features: Development of complex societies like the Maya and Aztec.
- Period Name: Middle Kingdom Egypt
  Chronological Range: 2055 - 1650 BCE
  Region: Egypt
  Key Features: Consolidation of power, cultural flourishing, literature.
- Period Name: Sumerian Civilization
  Chronological Range: 4500 - 1900 BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: Development of cuneiform, city-states, ziggurats.
- Period Name: Iron Age Europe
  Chronological Range: 800 - 1 BCE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Rise of Celtic tribes, trade networks, early settlements.
- Period Name: Roman Republic
  Chronological Range: 509 - 27 BCE
  Region: Mediterranean
  Key Features: Political system development, conflicts, expansion.
- Period Name: Sioux Period
  Chronological Range: circa 1800 CE
  Region: North America
  Key Features: Complex tribal societies, resistance against colonization.
- Period Name: Ancient Greece
  Chronological Range: circa 800 - 300 BCE
  Region: Greece
  Key Features: Foundation of democracy, philosophy, Greek art.
- Period Name: Celtic Period
  Chronological Range: circa 600 BCE - 43 CE
  Region: Western Europe
  Key Features: Celtic tribes, intricate art, trade routes.
- Period Name: Indigenous Australian Cultures
  Chronological Range: Before 1788
  Region: Australia
  Key Features: Hunter-gatherer societies, Dreamtime stories, land management.
- Period Name: Babylonian Empire
  Chronological Range: 1894 - 539 BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: Legal codes, mathematics, astronomy.
- Period Name: Lapita Culture
  Chronological Range: 1600 - 500 BCE
  Region: Oceania
  Key Features: Maritime trade, pottery, early Polynesian settlements.
- Period Name: Early Modern Period
  Chronological Range: 1500 - 1800 CE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Transition from medieval to modern, exploration, scientific revolution.
- Period Name: Qing Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 1644 - 1912 CE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Final imperial dynasty, cultural and scientific advancements.
- Period Name: Arab Caliphate
  Chronological Range: 7th - 13th Century CE
  Region: Middle East and North Africa
  Key Features: Islamic expansion, cultural synthesis, science.
- Period Name: Saxony Period
  Chronological Range: 5th - 8th Century CE
  Region: Germany
  Key Features: Migration period, early medieval kingdoms.
- Period Name: Shang Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 1600 - 1046 BCE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Early Chinese writing and bronze age culture.
- Period Name: Tang Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 618 - 907 CE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Cultural flourishing, expansion, trade via Silk Road.
- Period Name: Gupta Empire
  Chronological Range: c. 240 - 550 CE
  Region: India
  Key Features: Golden Age of India, advancements in mathematics and science.
- Period Name: Caribbean Arawak Taino
  Chronological Range: Pre-1492
  Region: Caribbean Islands
  Key Features: Agricultural societies, complex social hierarchies.
- Period Name: Hittite Empire
  Chronological Range: 1600 - 1178 BCE
  Region: Anatolia
  Key Features: Advancements in law, warfare, and diplomacy.
- Period Name: Ottoman Empire
  Chronological Range: 1299 - 1922 CE
  Region: Southeast Europe, Western Asia, North Africa
  Key Features: Cultural melting pot, trade routes, art.
- Period Name: Ancestral Puebloans
  Chronological Range: 1000 BCE - 1300 CE
  Region: Southwest USA
  Key Features: Cliff dwellings, complex societies, agricultural practices.
- Period Name: Chavin Culture
  Chronological Range: 900 - 200 BCE
  Region: Peru
  Key Features: Religious center, monumental architecture, art.
- Period Name: Feudal Japan
  Chronological Range: 1185 - 1603 CE
  Region: Japan
  Key Features: Samurai culture, shogunates, isolationist policies.
- Period Name: Sassanian Empire
  Chronological Range: 224 - 651 CE
  Region: Persia
  Key Features: Cultural revival, architecture, Zoroastrianism.
- Period Name: Vedic Period
  Chronological Range: 1500 - 500 BCE
  Region: India
  Key Features: Formation of Hinduism, early Indian society, philosophical texts.
- Period Name: Minoan Civilization
  Chronological Range: 2600 - 1400 BCE
  Region: Crete
  Key Features: Palatial centers, art, early writing systems.
- Period Name: Early Medieval Period
  Chronological Range: 5th - 10th Century CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Fall of the Western Roman Empire, development of feudal systems.
- Period Name: Vikings in North America
  Chronological Range: circa 1000 CE
  Region: North America
  Key Features: Norse exploration, trading posts, settlements.
- Period Name: Sumerian Period
  Chronological Range: circa 4500 - 1900 BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: City-states, development of writing (cuneiform).
- Period Name: Mississippian Culture
  Chronological Range: circa 800 - 1600 CE
  Region: Southeast USA
  Key Features: Mound-building, complex societies, agriculture.
- Period Name: Prehistoric Japan
  Chronological Range: 30,000 BCE - 300 CE
  Region: Japan
  Key Features: Jomon and Yayoi cultures, pottery, early agriculture.
- Period Name: Polynesian Expansion
  Chronological Range: 1000 BCE - 1300 CE
  Region: Oceania
  Key Features: Maritime navigation, settlement of islands.
- Period Name: Olmec Civilization
  Chronological Range: 1400 - 400 BCE
  Region: Mexico
  Key Features: Colossal heads, early writing and trade.
- Period Name: Qin Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 221 - 206 BCE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Unification of China, Great Wall construction, legalism.
- Period Name: Zhou Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 1046 - 256 BCE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Development of Confucianism, Mandate of Heaven.
- Period Name: Roman Britain
  Chronological Range: 43 - 410 CE
  Region: Britain
  Key Features: Integration of Roman culture, urban centers, Hadrian's Wall.
- Period Name: Golden Age of Islam
  Chronological Range: 8th - 14th Century CE
  Region: Middle East and North Africa
  Key Features: Cultural and intellectual advancements, trade flourishing.
- Period Name: The Reformation
  Chronological Range: 16th Century CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Religious reformation, emergence of Protestantism.
- Period Name: Neolithic Europe
  Chronological Range: 6000 - 2000 BCE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Agricultural practices, megalithic structures.
- Period Name: Early South American Civilizations
  Chronological Range: 1500 BCE - 500 CE
  Region: Andes Region
  Key Features: Complex social structures, religious beliefs, agriculture.
- Period Name: Western Han Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 206 BCE - 9 CE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Expansion of territory, trade on Silk Road.
- Period Name: Late Bronze Age Greece
  Chronological Range: 1600 - 1100 BCE
  Region: Greece
  Key Features: Mycenaean civilization, palace culture.
- Period Name: Prehistoric Siberia
  Chronological Range: circa 30,000 BCE - 500 CE
  Region: Siberia
  Key Features: Hunting-gathering societies, nomadic lifestyles.
- Period Name: Chola Dynasty
  Chronological Range: c. 300 BCE - 1279 CE
  Region: South India
  Key Features: Advancements in arts, architecture, maritime trade.
- Period Name: Age of Empires
  Chronological Range: 15th - 20th Century CE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: European colonialism, the establishment of trade empires.
- Period Name: Shang Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 1600 - 1046 BCE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Bronze Age culture, ancestor worship, early writing.
- Period Name: Prehistoric Oceania
  Chronological Range: circa 3000 BCE - 1200 CE
  Region: Oceania
  Key Features: Migration, development of agricultural societies.
- Period Name: Emergence of City-States
  Chronological Range: 3rd Millennium BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: Urbanization, governance systems, trade networks.
- Period Name: Teotihuacan
  Chronological Range: 100 BCE - 750 CE
  Region: Central Mexico
  Key Features: Urban center, pyramids, cultural exchange.
- Period Name: Neo-Assyrian Empire
  Chronological Range: 911 - 609 BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: Military achievements, library of Ashurbanipal.
- Period Name: Khmer Empire
  Chronological Range: 802 - 1431 CE
  Region: Southeast Asia
  Key Features: Construction of Angkor Wat, advanced hydraulic engineering.
- Period Name: Chimu Culture
  Chronological Range: c. 900 - 1470 CE
  Region: Peru
  Key Features: Complex societies, metalwork, and agriculture.
- Period Name: Indigenous Californian Cultures
  Chronological Range: Pre-Contact
  Region: California
  Key Features: Diverse groups, complex societal structures, resource management.
- Period Name: Tekri Culture
  Chronological Range: 3000 - 1500 BCE
  Region: Western India
  Key Features: Early urbanization, settlements, metallurgy.
- Period Name: Attachment Age,"6th - 2nd Century CE
  Chronological Range: Central Asia
  Region: Development of trade routes, nomadic societies.
  Key Features: .nan
- Period Name: Pushkin Era
  Chronological Range: 1920 - 1940 CE
  Region: Russia
  Key Features: Cultural renaissance, literature.
- Period Name: Great Zimbabwe
  Chronological Range: 1100 - 1450 CE
  Region: Southern Africa
  Key Features: Monumental stone ruins, trade networks.
- Period Name: Greenland Norse Settlements
  Chronological Range: 10th - 15th Century CE
  Region: Greenland
  Key Features: Viking exploration, adaptations to Arctic environments.
- Period Name: Great Basin Cultures
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric - Present
  Region: Western USA
  Key Features: Hunter-gatherer societies, diverse adaptations.
- Period Name: Terracotta Army
  Chronological Range: 210 BCE - 210 CE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Burial art from the Qin dynasty, large-scale crafting.
- Period Name: European Neolithic
  Chronological Range: Neolithic period
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Distribution of farming, monumental architecture like Stonehenge.
- Period Name: Missouri Hopewell Culture
  Chronological Range: 200 BCE - 500 CE
  Region: Midwestern USA
  Key Features: Mound building, extensive trade networks.
- Period Name: Pictish Culture
  Chronological Range: 300 - 900 CE
  Region: Scotland
  Key Features: Symbol stones, complex society, interaction with Romans.
- Period Name: Bronze Age Scandinavia
  Chronological Range: 1800 - 500 BCE
  Region: Scandinavia
  Key Features: Elder burial mounds, metalwork.
- Period Name: Edwardian Era
  Chronological Range: 1901 - 1910 CE
  Region: United Kingdom
  Key Features: Cultural shifts, societal changes, early modernity.
- Period Name: Bantu Migrations
  Chronological Range: circa 1000 BCE - 500 CE
  Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
  Key Features: Spread of agriculture, language spread.
- Period Name: Carolingian Empire
  Chronological Range: 800 - 888 CE
  Region: Western Europe
  Key Features: Cultural revival, unification under Charlemagne.
- Period Name: Mesopotamian Societies
  Chronological Range: 3500 - 500 BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: Invention of writing, monumental architecture.
- Period Name: Maori Culture
  Chronological Range: circa 1300 - Present
  Region: New Zealand
  Key Features: Indigenous peoples, rich oral traditions, resource management.
- Period Name: Amerindian Cultures
  Chronological Range: Pre-Columbian Era
  Region: North America
  Key Features: Cultural diversity, complex societies, early settlements.
- Period Name: Transitional Period
  Chronological Range: 10,000 - 8,000 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies.
- Period Name: Prehistoric Norway
  Chronological Range: 12,000 BCE - 800 CE
  Region: Norway
  Key Features: Cave paintings, early settlements, hunter-gatherer societies.
- Period Name: Old Norse Culture
  Chronological Range: circa 800 - 1300 CE
  Region: Scandinavia
  Key Features: Viking explorations, rich storytelling tradition.
- Period Name: Great Wall of China
  Chronological Range: 7th Century BCE - 16th Century CE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Military fortifications, defense architecture.
- Period Name: Harappan Civilization
  Chronological Range: 2600 - 1900 BCE
  Region: Indus Valley
  Key Features: Urban planning, advanced drainage systems, trade.
- Period Name: Chichen Itza
  Chronological Range: 600 - 1200 CE
  Region: Mexico
  Key Features: Mayan city, cultural center, astronomical observations.
- Period Name: Phoenician Civilization
  Chronological Range: c. 1200 - 539 BCE
  Region: Mediterranean
  Key Features: Sea trade, alphabet development, city-states.
- Period Name: Bactrian Period
  Chronological Range: c. 3rd Century BCE - 4th Century CE
  Region: Central Asia
  Key Features: Cultural syncretism, trade routes like the Silk Road.
- Period Name: Qing Dynasty
  Chronological Range: 1644 - 1912 CE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Last imperial dynasty, societal changes, opium wars.
- Period Name: Norwegian Independence
  Chronological Range: '1814'
  Region: Norway
  Key Features: Emergence of national identity, constitutional governance.
- Period Name: Saddle & Breach Period
  Chronological Range: circa 1910 - Present
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Global conflicts, social changes.
- Period Name: Back to the Stone Age
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric Era
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Reversions to primitive living due to climate or conflict.
- Period Name: Thracian Culture
  Chronological Range: 600 BCE - 300 CE
  Region: Southeast Europe
  Key Features: Rich burial customs, unique artifacts.
- Period Name: Vedic to Mauryan Transition
  Chronological Range: 500 BCE to 300 CE
  Region: India
  Key Features: Philosophical evolution, early state formation.
- Period Name: North American Colonization
  Chronological Range: 16th - 18th Century CE
  Region: North America
  Key Features: Interactions between Europeans and Indigenous peoples.
- Period Name: Neo-liberal Era
  Chronological Range: Late 20th Century - Present
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Economic globalization, technological advancements.
- Period Name: Early Egyptian Dynasties
  Chronological Range: 3100 - 2686 BCE
  Region: Egypt
  Key Features: Formation of the state, pyramids construction.
- Period Name: Minoan to Mycenaean Transition
  Chronological Range: 2000 - 1200 BCE
  Region: Greece
  Key Features: Decline of Minoan civilization, rise of Mycenaean.
- Period Name: Romanesque Period
  Chronological Range: circa 1000 - 1150 CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Architecture, art, and growth of church influence.
- Period Name: Harappan to Vedic Transition
  Chronological Range: 1900 - 1500 BCE
  Region: Indus Valley to North India
  Key Features: Cultural assimilation, new socio-political structures.
- Period Name: Gothic Era
  Chronological Range: 12th - 16th Century CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Architectural styles, cathedral constructions, religious fervor.
- Period Name: Fjord Culture
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric Era
  Region: Scandinavia
  Key Features: Maritime adaptations, subsistence lifestyles.
- Period Name: Mongol Empire
  Chronological Range: 1206 - 1368 CE
  Region: Eurasia
  Key Features: Largest contiguous empire, cultural exchanges, trade.
- Period Name: Aegean Bronze Age
  Chronological Range: 3000 - 1100 BCE
  Region: Greece
  Key Features: Cultural florescence, early writing, major trade networks.
- Period Name: Age of Enlightenment
  Chronological Range: 17th - 19th Century CE
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Emphasis on reason, scientific advancement, philosophical discourse.
- Period Name: Early Republic Era
  Chronological Range: 1776 - 1815 CE
  Region: USA
  Key Features: Founding of the nation, development of democratic principles.
- Period Name: Santa Cruz Culture
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric Era
  Region: California
  Key Features: Developed understanding of local ecology and sustainable practices.
- Period Name: Yamato Period
  Chronological Range: c. 300 - 710 CE
  Region: Japan
  Key Features: Formation of the Japanese state, cultural developments.
- Period Name: Aztec Empire
  Chronological Range: 1428 - 1521 CE
  Region: Mexico
  Key Features: Advancements in mathematics, architecture, comprehensive social structure.
- Period Name: Sutton Hoo
  Chronological Range: 7th Century CE
  Region: England
  Key Features: Anglo-Saxon burial, rich grave goods, historical significance.
- Period Name: Neolithic British Isles
  Chronological Range: 4000 - 2000 BCE
  Region: British Isles
  Key Features: Construction of megaliths, farming.
- Period Name: Salvadoran Civilizations
  Chronological Range: circa 1000 BCE - 1500 CE
  Region: El Salvador
  Key Features: Development of complex societies, pottery, agriculture.
- Period Name: Vietnamese Prehistory
  Chronological Range: circa 3000 BCE
  Region: Vietnam
  Key Features: Development of agriculture, bronze working.
- Period Name: Beringian Cultures
  Chronological Range: 20,000 - 10,000 BCE
  Region: Siberia and North America
  Key Features: Early human migration into the Americas through Beringia.
- Period Name: Trans-Saharan Trade
  Chronological Range: circa 8th Century - Present
  Region: North Africa
  Key Features: Exchange of goods across the Sahara, cultural exchanges.
- Period Name: Balkan Bronze Age
  Chronological Range: 3000 - 1000 BCE
  Region: Balkans
  Key Features: Ceramic development, regional trade networks.
- Period Name: Angkor Period
  Chronological Range: 802 - 1431 CE
  Region: Cambodia
  Key Features: Advanced irrigation, monumental architecture.
- Period Name: Zaragoza Strip
  Chronological Range: 1800 - 1900 CE
  Region: Spain
  Key Features: Urban and economic development, modern advancements.
- Period Name: Unified India
  Chronological Range: circa 350 - 500 CE
  Region: India
  Key Features: Cultural consolidation, spread of Buddhism.
- Period Name: Polar Cultures
  Chronological Range: circa 3000 BCE - Present
  Region: Arctic
  Key Features: Adaptations to extreme environments, hunting-gathering societies.
- Period Name: Earliest Humans
  Chronological Range: circa 2.5 million years ago - 10,000 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Homo habilis to Homo sapiens emergence, basic tool use.
- Period Name: Harappan Period
  Chronological Range: 3300 - 1300 BCE
  Region: Indus Valley
  Key Features: Urban civilization marked by advanced engineering.
- Period Name: Pre-Contact Hawaiians
  Chronological Range: 300 CE - 1778 CE
  Region: Hawaii
  Key Features: Complex society, agricultural practices, voyaging traditions.
- Period Name: Missouri Mound Builders
  Chronological Range: 1000 BCE - 200 CE
  Region: Midwestern USA
  Key Features: Mound construction, trade networks, agricultural societies.
- Period Name: Chaco Canyon
  Chronological Range: 900 - 1150 CE
  Region: Southwest USA
  Key Features: Cultural center for Pueblo culture, large dwellings.
- Period Name: Globular Amphora Culture
  Chronological Range: ca. 4100 - 2900 BCE
  Region: Central Europe
  Key Features: Neolithic burial traditions, pottery styles.
- Period Name: Benin Kingdom
  Chronological Range: 1180 - 1897 CE
  Region: West Africa
  Key Features: Political organization, cultural richness, art.
- Period Name: Burial Mounds of Ohio
  Chronological Range: 1000 BCE - 500 CE
  Region: Ohio
  Key Features: Monumental earthworks related to ancient Native American societies.
- Period Name: Archaic Greece
  Chronological Range: circa 800 - 500 BCE
  Region: Greece
  Key Features: Foundation of city-states, emergence of democracy.
- Period Name: Peoples of the Andes
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric - Present
  Region: Andes Region
  Key Features: Rich cultural heritage, terracing agriculture.
- Period Name: Neolithic Island Cultures
  Chronological Range: 4000 BCE - 2000 BCE
  Region: Island Regions
  Key Features: Development of unique languages and cultures.
- Period Name: Sumer to Babylon Transition
  Chronological Range: 2000 - 1500 BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: Rise of Babylon, cultural exchanges.
- Period Name: Waikato Culture
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric Era
  Region: New Zealand
  Key Features: "Early M\u0101ori customs, farming practices."
- Period Name: Warring States Period
  Chronological Range: 475 - 221 BCE
  Region: China
  Key Features: Political fragmentation, philosophical developments.
- Period Name: Prehistoric Baltic Region
  Chronological Range: 3000 - 1200 BCE
  Region: Baltic Sea Region
  Key Features: Non-agricultural societies, cultural artifacts.
- Period Name: Iron Age in Africa
  Chronological Range: circa 500 BCE - 200 CE
  Region: Africa
  Key Features: Introduction of iron technology, social changes.
- Period Name: Rustic Era
  Chronological Range: Late 18th Century - Early 19th Century
  Region: Europe
  Key Features: Emergence of rural cultures, simple living.
- Period Name: Tribal America
  Chronological Range: circa 300 BCE - 1500 CE
  Region: North America
  Key Features: Tribal governance, diverse cultures.
- Period Name: Steppes Culture
  Chronological Range: ca. 2000 BCE - Present
  Region: Eurasian Steppe
  Key Features: Nomadic lifestyle, pastoralism, cultural exchanges.
- Period Name: Civilization of Peru
  Chronological Range: circa 1200 - 1400 CE
  Region: Peru
  Key Features: Cultural exchange networks, monumental constructions.
- Period Name: Prehistoric Brittany
  Chronological Range: Neolithic - Early Iron Age
  Region: Brittany, France
  Key Features: Megalithic constructions, burial traditions.
- Period Name: Transitional Egyptian Period
  Chronological Range: 1050 - 332 BCE
  Region: Egypt
  Key Features: Decline of pharaonic power, invasions.
- Period Name: Norse in Ireland
  Chronological Range: c. 795 - 1169 CE
  Region: Ireland
  Key Features: Viking invasions, settlements, cultural exchange.
- Period Name: Neolithic Architectural Cultures
  Chronological Range: 4000 - 2000 BCE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Development of ceremonial architecture, settlements.
- Period Name: Titular Kingdoms of the Maya
  Chronological Range: Pre-Columbian Era
  Region: Mesoamerica
  Key Features: Political power structures, cultural richness.
- Period Name: Bosnian Pyramids
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric Era
  Region: Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Key Features: Construction of ancient pyramids, controversies.
- Period Name: Caddo Culture
  Chronological Range: 600 - 1800 CE
  Region: Southern USA
  Key Features: Trade networks, mound-building societies.
- Period Name: New World Civilizations
  Chronological Range: 1492 - 1600 CE
  Region: Americas
  Key Features: Diverse indigenous cultures, early colonialism.
- Period Name: Post Classic Mesoamerican Civilizations
  Chronological Range: 900 - 1521 CE
  Region: Central Mexico
  Key Features: Cultural exchanges, urban centers post-Mayans.
- Period Name: Seafaring Cultures of the North
  Chronological Range: 500 BCE - 1500 CE
  Region: Northern Europe
  Key Features: Maritime trade, settlements, exploration.
- Period Name: Stone Circles of the British Isles
  Chronological Range: 2900 BCE - 1500 BCE
  Region: British Isles
  Key Features: Constructed for ritualistic purposes, astronomical alignments.
- Period Name: Latvian Bronze Age
  Chronological Range: 1800 - 500 BCE
  Region: Baltic Region
  Key Features: Trade routes, emergence of social hierarchy.
- Period Name: Caral Civilization
  Chronological Range: circa 3000 - 1800 BCE
  Region: Peru
  Key Features: Oldest known civilization in the Americas, complex society.
- Period Name: Antiquity in Iraq
  Chronological Range: 5000 BCE - 600 CE
  Region: Iraq
  Key Features: Sumarian, Akkadian, Babylonian civilizations.
- Period Name: East African Civilization
  Chronological Range: 1000 BCE - 1500 CE
  Region: East Africa
  Key Features: Trade interactions with Arabs, Bantu migrations.
- Period Name: History of Ancient Rome
  Chronological Range: 753 BCE - 476 CE
  Region: Rome
  Key Features: Political evolution, technological advancements, cultural practices.
- Period Name: Culture of the Cirripedia
  Chronological Range: 500 BCE - 100 CE
  Region: Society throughout Asia
  Key Features: Aquatic societies, early earthworks.
- Period Name: Emergence of Buddhism
  Chronological Range: 500 BCE - 0 CE
  Region: India
  Key Features: Philosophical movements, influence on culture.
- Period Name: Southeast Asian Empires
  Chronological Range: 500 - 1500 CE
  Region: Southeast Asia
  Key Features: Cultural revolutions, trade routes.
- Period Name: Ancient Israel
  Chronological Range: 1000 BCE - 100 CE
  Region: Israel
  Key Features: Development of Judaism, cultural identity.
- Period Name: Merchant Cities of Venice
  Chronological Range: 1000 - 1500 CE
  Region: Italy
  Key Features: Cultural richness, trade networks.
- Period Name: Campagne Culture
  Chronological Range: 500 BCE - 500 CE
  Region: France
  Key Features: Social organization, military structures.
- Period Name: Velvet Revolution Era
  Chronological Range: 1968 - 1993 CE
  Region: Czech Republic
  Key Features: Cultural awakening, political transitions.
- Period Name: Bulgarian Kingdom
  Chronological Range: 681 - 1396 CE
  Region: Bulgaria
  Key Features: Early Slavic kingdoms, cultural exchanges.
- Period Name: Scythian Period
  Chronological Range: 800 - 300 BCE
  Region: Eurasia
  Key Features: Nomadic tribes, significant cultural influence.
- Period Name: Fertile Crescent Civilizations
  Chronological Range: 9000 - 500 BCE
  Region: Middle East
  Key Features: Origins of agriculture, early cities.
- Period Name: Southerly American Cultures
  Chronological Range: Prehistoric - Present
  Region: South America
  Key Features: Indigenous development, agriculture.
- Period Name: Mesolithic/Neolithic Transition
  Chronological Range: 5000 - 3500 BCE
  Region: Northwestern Europe
  Key Features: Technological advances, settlement patterns.
- Period Name: Hieroglyphic Cultures of Egypt
  Chronological Range: 3100 - 300 BCE
  Region: Egypt
  Key Features: Development of writing, religious practices.
- Period Name: Art Deco Era
  Chronological Range: 1920 - 1940 CE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Artistic movement, architectural uniqueness.
- Period Name: Cystic Fibrosis Era
  Chronological Range: 1950 - Present
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Medical advancements, patient care development.
- Period Name: Pre-galactic Civilizations
  Chronological Range: 2000 BCE - 300 CE
  Region: Various Cultures
  Key Features: Cultural development predating known history.
- Period Name: Yugoslavia Era
  Chronological Range: 1946 - 1992 CE
  Region: Balkans
  Key Features: Cultural richness, conflicts leading to dissolution.
- Period Name: Transatlantic Slave Trade Era
  Chronological Range: 16th - 19th Century CE
  Region: Transatlantic
  Key Features: Human movement, social and economic changes.
- Period Name: Silk Road Era
  Chronological Range: 2nd Century BCE - 14th Century CE
  Region: Eurasia
  Key Features: Cultural exchanges, trade networks.
- Period Name: Nationalism Movements
  Chronological Range: 19th - 20th Century CE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Rise of nation-states, ethnic identities.
- Period Name: Sumer to Babylon Transition Period
  Chronological Range: 2000 - 1500 BCE
  Region: Mesopotamia
  Key Features: Cultural transitions, advancements in governance.
- Period Name: Woman's Rights Movement
  Chronological Range: 19th - 20th Century CE
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Cultural shifts towards gender equality.
- Period Name: Modernist Movement
  Chronological Range: Late 19th - Mid 20th Century
  Region: Worldwide
  Key Features: Cultural rethinking of art, literature, and philosophy.