By Juan David Peña and Hugo Armella 8 Red

Timeline Classical Period 510B.C.-323B.C. Birth of Christ 0A.D. Dark age of Greece ends 750B.C. Renaissance begins 1350A.D A.D. The Sistine Chapel is built The Enlightenment begins around the 18th century French Revolution 1789 The Scientific Revolution around the 17th and 18th century

The Classical Era  This era is characterized by it’s political, scientific, artistic, and philosophical advances.  In politics, the the Greeks laid the bases of democracy.  In aritisc advances, the Greeks created what we know as drama today.  Early greek philosophers, such as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates tried to explain the universe on the basis of unifying principles. Socrates taught to young greeks, and his method of teaching is still known as the the Socratic Method.  In the science field, Pythagoras contributed to geometry with his Pythagorean Theorem.

The Renaissance  The Renaissance is characterized by its artistic and scientific developments. It was a cultural movement  In arts, many masters such as Davinci and Michelangelo created magnificent works of art. Davinci painted the “Mona Lisa” and Michelangelo sculpted the “Pieta”  Davinci, who was also an inventor, made the world’s first bicycle and he made a sketch of the world’s first parachute  It is worth mentioning that Michelangelo painted the cieling of the Sistine Chapel

The Enlightenment  The Enlightenment period was a cultural movement of people who wanted to reform society with the use of reason.  The Enlightenment caused the surging of absolutist despots, which were rulers that encouraged leaders of the Enlightenment to help them design reforms and laws.  Philosophers spiked during this period, such as John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Hobbes.  Benjamin Franklin was one of 3 enlightened people that contributed to the Declaration of Independence of the United States.  The Enlightenment influenced the people of France and isone of the factors that caused the French Revolution.

The Scientific Revolution  The scientific revolution began during the 16th and 17th century and it involved the fields of biology, physiscs, astronomy, medicine and chemestry.  These discoveries laid the foundations of modern science  Some of the scientists involved in this process are:  Johannes Kepler  Galileo Gallilei  Isaac Newton  Nicolaus Copernicus

The French Revolution  The French Revolution began because of constant discontent of the French people because of economic, social, and federal issues.  The effect of the French Revolution was the genesis of the French State and Constitution of  Another effect of the French Revolution was that the common people could now participate in the government.  The French Revolution also influenced the Independence of the United States.  Another cause of the French Revolution was the Enlightenment, which made the French people realize that they had to fight for their rights.