The Holocene Epoch
When was it?
40,000 years ago to present.
What was going on?
The Neandertals die out in Europe; Modern humans spread across the globe.
What were the continents like?
Pretty much modern.
What kind of life existed?
Neandertals finish disappearing in Europe around 30-35 KYA; modern humans cross land bridge
into the Americas sometime between 35 and 17 KYA. Agriculture is invented in the old world around
10 KYA and in the Americas around 4.5 KYA. Modern civilizations emerge in Egypt and the Near
East around 6 kya. Alexander the Great - 2.5 KYA. Roman Empire at its height, Christianity founded
2 KYA. Medieval civilization at its height - 1 KYA. Columbus "discovers" America - 0.5 kya.
Industrial revolution begins - 0.2 KYA (1790s in England).