(8,000 BC – 4,500 BC)
| 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 |
| Central America | Paleolithic Central America | Mesolithic Central America | Neolithic Central America | Chalcolithic Central America | Bronze Age Central America | Iron Age Central America | Classical Antiquity – Central America | Early Medieval Central America | High Medieval Central America | Late Medieval Central 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 |
| Central America | Renaissance and Reformation Central America | Scientific Revolution and State Formation Central America | Enlightenment and Proto-Industrial Central America | Industrial Era Central America | Long 19th Century Central America | World War Era Central America | Cold War Era Central America | Allisonian Era Central America | Deasy Era Central America |