What period of history refers to the time when people did not leave written records?

lancelot said to the beautiful ellen i c u r a b u t l n (i see you are a beauty lancelot was the greatest and worst of the knights who became the king's champion and undertook quests in the king's name. he became the adulterous lover of queen guinevere, and they had a son named galahad.

most people now work in jobs where they do one  kind  of work; they are carpenters, bankers, cooks, mechanics, and so forth. likewise, most  businesses produce  only certainkinds  of  goods  or  services, such as cars, tacos, or gardening  services. this feature of  production  is known as specialization.