(4,500 BC – 3,000 BC)
Modern Country Name
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
French Guiana
Uruguay
Venezuela
| Period Link | Prehistory | Prehistory | Prehistory | Prehistory | Ancient History | Ancient History | Ancient History | Medieval History | Medieval History | Medieval History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Year | 2,500,000 BC | 10,000 BC | 8,000 BC | 4,500 BC | 3,000 BC | 1,200 BC | 500 BC | 500 AD | 1000 AD | 1300 AD |
| End Year | 10,000 BC | 8,000 BC | 4,500 BC | 3,000 BC | 1,200 BC | 500 BC | 500 AD | 1000 AD | 1300 AD | 1500 AD |
| South America | Paleolithic South America | Mesolithic South America | Neolithic South America | Chalcolithic South America | Bronze Age South America | Iron Age South America | Classical Antiquity – South America | Early Medieval South America | High Medieval South America | High Medieval South America |
| Period Link | Early Modern History | Early Modern History | Early Modern History | Modern History | Modern History | Modern History | Contemporary History | Contemporary History | Contemporary History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Year | 1500 AD | 1600 AD | 1700 AD | 1800 AD | 1870 AD | 1914 AD | 1945 AD | 1985 AD | 2026 AD |
| End Year | 1600 AD | 1700 AD | 1800 AD | 1870 AD | 1914 AD | 1945 AD | 1985 AD | 2025 AD | 2065 AD |
| South America | Renaissance and Reformation South America | Scientific Revolution and State Formation South America | Enlightenment and Proto-Industrial South America | Industrial Era South America | Long 19th Century South America | World War Era South America | Cold War Era South America | Allisonian Era South America | Deasy Era South America |