Bali has a long chain of history from the ice age era (pre-historic times) to the modern, global civilization era. With the dynamic characteristics showed selectivity and flexibility, Balinese culture initially reflects the configuration of expressive culture dominated by religion, solidarity and aesthetic values. Today, evolving along with the application of foreign values, especially in the aspects of science, economics and technology, as a result of global modernization.In general, the history of Bali is divided into three different eras, including pre-historic era, Hindu-Buddhist and modern culture.
Pre-historic marked the oldest and simplest way of life, the era of hunting and gathering food, verified by the discovery of several tools and hunting equipment. In the next era there are also building construction system and a particular communication system. This is just the evidence the existence and further development of Balinese culture. Balinese culture is currently developing a person can show a perfect bond between religion, tradition and culture to become the identity of the people of Bali.
The Dutch sailors first Europeans to arrive in Bali and started to introduce Western culture in 1597, although they do not find appealing aspect until 1800. Around 1846 the Dutch returned with colonization on their minds, after establishing a strong political base as the majority of the islands of Indonesia under their control since the start of military 1700.Kampanye north coast of Bali. With the help of Sasak people of Lombok, by 1911, all the kingdoms of Bali was under Dutch control.
Sense of Indonesian nationalism began to grow after World War I, with the younger generation declared the national language in 1928, known as the Indonesian language. During the peak of World War II, the Japanese arrived, expelling the Dutch and ruled the country for about 3.5 years, which ended later in 1945 when Indonesia declared independent led by the first president, Sukarno. But the new nation was born only recognized by the international community as an independent country in 1949.
