Revolutions Timeline

Revolutions Timeline Project

100 Project Points 

As a final assessment for the revolutions unit, you need to create a timeline that includes the key events, people and ideas from the Enlightenment and the Scientific, Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. Here’s what you need to do:

To the left of the timeline, before you add any dates, include a description of life before the enlightenment. You may do this in the form of a 3-4 sentence description or it can be an illustration with 1-2 sentence caption. You may choose to discuss political, economic or social life.

Then:

Choose 2 events from each revolution (Enlightenment, Scientific, Agricultural, and Industrial). You should have 8 total events.

Each event must be listed chronologically and must include:

      The year it took place

      A brief description of the event

      An image or visual

      A statement about the impact on politics, thought and culture, social structure or economics

At the end of the timeline finish this sentence: The scientific, agricultural and industrial revolutions and the enlightenment are all revolutions because…

You should include a detailed answer and it should be big and bold at the end of your timeline!

Some helpful hints:

      It’s fine to include people, but make sure you include their big ideas and major work. List them in the year their major work was published.

      Your image or visual should represent the person or idea. Make sure it’s colorful and detailed!

Here’s an example:

1640

Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan

Hobbes believed that all people are naturally selfish and therefore they need a strong ruler to keep them in check. His social contract was the idea that people should give up some of their rights in exchange for law and order.

Impact: These ideas are the basis for most Western political thought. Socially, people worked hard and willingly gave authority to their government so they could help control society.

Grading Checklist

_____ (15 points) Detailed and accurate description of life before the enlightenment

_____ (5 points) 8 total events, 2 from each revolution

_____ (15 points) Brief, yet accurate description of each event

_____ (5 points) Each event includes a visual

_____ (20 points) Each event includes a thoughtful and detailed statement about its impact

_____ (15 points) Thoughtful concluding sentence that proves that all revolutions were actually revolutions

_____ (15 points) Correct grammar and spelling

_____ (10 points) Whole poster is creative and colorful with lots of attention to detail 

_____ / 100 TOTAL