A period of rapid development that started in about 1750 and transformed the economics of the West from a primarily agriculture-based system to manufacturing-based systems.

A term describing a series of changes that occurred between about twenty thousand and six thousand years ago, when humans started to produce much more sophisticated, polished tools, as well as pottery and woven materials.

A period of accelerated scientific discover that completely reshaped the world.

Usually dated from about 1550 to 1700, the Scientific Revolution saw the origination of the scientific method and the introduction of ideas; such as, the heliocentric universe and gravity.

Its leading fugures included Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton.