User:InvaderCito/sandbox

Habsburg Spain issue
What is this article considered in Spanish history? Is it a dynasty of the Kingdom of Spain (which I understand also has a tentative status as a former state), in which case it would be categorized as a former country (I cite the Chinese dynasties as examples of this), or is it just a time period defined by the rule of Habsburg monarchs? I ask this because I was wondering if we should add an infobox to this article (in this case, the "former country" one) to make it easier to navigate through Spanish history. As it stands, the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon both are succeeded in 1716 by the "Enlightenment in Spain" (whose name suggest it is not a state but a time period seemingly defined by the rule of Bourbon monarchs) which I suppose is understandable since those crowns continued to exist until then. Yet most of Spanish history during that time is described here, in Habsburg Spain. Is this really the best way to set this up? I find it confusing and it seems to me that other editors and readers could too. I move to define Habsburg Spain as a former country (thus adding an infobox), succeeded by the Enlightenment in Spain. I also move that the Enlightenment in Spain be renamed something to the effect of Bourbon Spain (I'm flexible on the name) so that it reflects it's status as a former country as well. Additionally, I'd like to suggest that History of Spain (1814–73) to be merged with Enlightenment in Spain (since it falls under the rule of Bourbon monarchs); Restoration (Spain) could be part of this merge as well, although I'm a little more doubtful of that. To accommodate for the position of Kingdom of Spain (Napoleonic) (and potentially First Spanish Republic) in the infobox successions, I would recommend doing something similar to what Kingdom of England did for Commonwealth of England. I only ask that these moves be considered and not all of them have to be executed. — InvaderCito (talk) 00:34, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Historic "Timeline"
useful summary for section in List of time periods?

Human History

 * Bronze Age (3600 BCE–1000 BCE)
 * History of Mesopotamia 6000 BC - 1100 BC
 * Indus Valley Civilization 3300 BC - 1300 BC
 * Old Kingdom (Egypt, 3000 BC - 2000 BC)
 * Middle Kingdom (Egypt, 2000 BC - 1300 BC)
 * New Kingdom (Egypt, 1300 BC - 700 BC)
 * Shang Dynasty (China 1800 BC - 1200 BC)


 * Iron Age (1000 BCE–500 CE)
 * Mediterranean Antiquity
 * Zhou Dynasty (China, 1200 BCE–500 BCE)
 * Ancient Greece, (circa 1000 BCE–450 BCE) (see Timeline of Ancient Greece)
 * Ancient Rome 509 BC - 476)
 * Six Dynasties (China, 220 CE–581 CE)
 * Three Kingdoms (China, 220–280)
 * Dark Age (Europe, 4th century - 900)


 * Postclassical Era (500–1450)
 * Middle Ages (Europe, 5th century - 15th century)
 * Early Middle Ages (Europe, 5th century - 10th century)
 * High Middle Ages (Europe, 10th century - 13th century)
 * Late Middle Ages (Europe, 14th century - 15th century)
 * Non-European 'Middle History' Periods
 * Viking Age (Scandinavia, Europe, 793 - 1066)
 * Nara period (Japan, 709 - 795)
 * Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (China, 907 - 960)
 * Sengoku period (Japan, 1478–1605)

'''Modern history (1450–present)


 * Early Modern (1450–1750)
 * The Renaissance (Europe, 14th century - 16th century)
 * Age of Discovery (or Exploration) (Europe, 15th century - 17th century)
 * Age of Sail, referring to commercial and military impact of technology. Usually dated as: 1571—1863.
 * Elizabethan period (England, 1558–1603)
 * The Protestant Reformation (Europe, 16th century)
 * The Age of Enlightenment (Europe, 18th century)
 * Tokugawa shogunate (Japan, 1603–1868)


 * Age of Revolution (1750-1914)
 * Industrial Revolution (Europe, United States, elsewhere 18th and 19th centuries)
 * Napoleonic Era, 1799–1815
 * Victorian era (United Kingdom, 1837–1901)
 * Machine Age (Europe, United States, elsewhere 19th and 20th centuries)
 * Edwardian period (United Kingdom, 1901–1910)
 * Meiji era (Japan, 1868–1912)


 * Contemporary history (1914–present)
 * World War I (Much of Earth, 1914–1918)
 * Interwar period (Earth, 1918 - 1939 or 1937)
 * World War II (Earth, 1937 or 1939–1945)
 * Cold War (Soviet Union and United States, as well their allied states, 1945–1989)
 * Space Age (after 1957)
 * Information Age (1971–present)
 * Post-communist period (Russia and other former Soviet states, after 1991)