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Etymology. Kalpa ( Sanskrit: कल्प, lit. 'a formation or creation') in this context, means "a long period of time ( aeon) related to the lifetime of the universe (creation)." It is derived from कॢप् (kḷp) + -अ (-a, nominalizing suffix) ( Sanskrit: कॢप्, romanized : kḷp, lit. 'to create, prepare, form, produce ...
In chronology, an "era" is the highest level for the organization of the measurement of time. A "calendar era" indicates a span of many years which are numbered beginning at a specific reference date (epoch), [12] which often marks the origin of a political state or cosmology, dynasty, ruler, the birth of a leader, or another significant ...
Although the term aeon may be used in reference to a period of a billion years (especially in geology, cosmology and astronomy), its more common usage is for any long, indefinite period. Aeon can also refer to the four aeons on the geologic time scale that make up the Earth's history, the Hadean , Archean , Proterozoic , and the current aeon ...
Geologic Time – Period prior to humans. 4.6 billion to 3 million years ago. (See "prehistoric periods" for more detail into this.) Primatomorphid Era – Period prior to the existence of Primatomorpha. Simian Era – Period prior to the existence of Simiiformes. Hominoid Era – Period prior to the existence of Hominoidea.
The intertestamental period ( Protestant) or deuterocanonical period ( Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) is the period of time between the events of the protocanonical books and the New Testament. Traditionally, it is considered to cover roughly four hundred years, spanning the ministry of Malachi (c. 420 BC) to the appearance of John the Baptist ...
Baroque – 1600 – 1730, began in Rome. Dutch Golden Age painting – 1585 – 1702. Flemish Baroque painting – 1585 – 1700. Caravaggisti – 1590 – 1650. Rococo – 1720 – 1780, began in France. Neoclassicism – 1750 – 1830, began in Rome. Later Cretan School, Cretan Renaissance – 1500 – 1700. Heptanese School – 1650 ...
Yuga. A yuga, in Hinduism, is generally used to indicate an age of time. [1] [2] In the Rigveda, a yuga refers to generations, a period of time (whether long or short), or a yoke (joining of two things). [3] In the Mahabharata, the words yuga and kalpa (a day of Brahma) are used interchangeably to describe the cycle of creation and destruction.
At the beginning of the global post-classical period, the city of Teotihuacan was at its zenith, housing over 125,000 people, at 500 A.D it was the sixth largest city in the world at the time. The city's residents built the Pyramid of the Sun the third largest pyramid of the world, oriented to follow astronomical events.