home
Menu
Create
Random
0
0
0
thumbnail

Time Periods

Name these periods in history via clues
Quiz by
GeoDude220
Rate:
Last updated: May 8, 2026
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedMay 8, 2026
Times taken6
Average score57.9%
Report this quizReport
Quiz and answer stats >>
Shared scores >>
8:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 19 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Hint
Dates
Era/Age
1) Marked by human evolution in using
rocks for tools
2.8 mya-3300 BC
Stone
2) Period of global cooling marked by
glacial movements and intense cold
115,000 years ago
Ice
3) Human development towards using metal
tools to build and create
3300-1200 BC
Bronze
4) Following the above, more advanced
tools were created using a harder, more abundant metal
1200-550 BC
Iron
6) Time in European history marked by
political and cultural upheaval after the fall of the
Roman Empire
400-900 AD
Dark
7) Includes the above and lasts around
1000 years. Knights, serfs, kings, etc
500-1500 AD
Middle
8) Period of global navigation and discoveries
of new lands with those like Columbus and Magellan
1400s-1600s
Exploration
9) Marked by a rebirth of social, cultural and economic
revival, with figures like Michelangelo and DaVinci
1350-1600s
Renaissance
10) Marked by a boom in the fields of biology, chemistry
astronomy and mathematics in Europe
1500s-1600s
Scientific Revolution
11) Period in the US south marked by an increase in
slavery and a deeper divide between the South and North
1814-1860
Antebellum
Hint
Dates
Era/Age
12) Followed the Civil War with focus on a political, social
and cultural revival of the fractured Southern states
1865-1877
Reconstruction
13) The widespread boom of manufacturing and
urbanization in efficiency of machinery and technology
1760s-1900s
Industrial Revolution
14) Period of movement and expansion of the western
US, marked by outlaws, frontier towns and Manifest Destiny
1860s-1890s
Wild West
15) Saw the rise of wealthy elites such as Rockefeller,
the Vanderbilts, Carnegie and JP Morgan
1870s-early 1900s
Gilded
16) Period in the US where alcohol was banned, leading to
smuggling and underground bars like speakeasies
1920-1933
Prohibition
17) Movement of social and cultural ideas that influenced
music and culture, such as the Charleston and flappers
1920s
Roaring Twenties
18) Period of economic downfall marked by the crash of
the stock market in 1929
1929-1939
Great Depression
19) Period of exploration into the universe marked by the
development of spacecraft and astronauts
1957-1975
Space
20) Marked by the geopolitical tension between the
US and USSR from the end of WW2 until the early 1990s
1947-1991
Cold War
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
Countries of the World Quiz
How many countries do you know? In this quiz, you've got 15:00 to name as many as you can. Go!
World Map Without 20 Random Countries
20 random countries have been removed from the map of the world! Can you identify them in 3 minutes?
"C" Countries - World Map Sudden Death
Click on every square of the world map which contains a country starting with "C".
Pin US States on a Borderless Map - Sudden Death
Drag the flag onto the correct state. Careful, though! One wrong move and the game ends.
Comments
No comments yet
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2026
Contact Us | Go To Top | View Mobile Site | Site Map