The ten greatest periods in human history

Ten Great Moments in the (Recorded) History of Civilization. The ten periods of history which saw the most rapid advances in human achievement or quality of life. These are all events that have contributed to the forming of society as we know it today – even

though many were from the far distant past. This article explains the ten greatest periods in the history of mankind.

These are the ten periods during which human development and quality of life improved most rapidly. Although the major events during these periods are far away, they still have a significant impact on the current social form.

10. Renaissance Renaissance (1483-1513) The artistic Renaissance began earlier but during this 20-year period Leonardo Michelangelo Raphael Durer and Botticelli created many of the world's most famous paintings: The Last Supper Mona Lisa the Sistine Chapel the Raphael Rooms the Pieta

the Sistine Madonna The Birth of Venus. The European discovery of the New World was also a rather big deal. The artistic Renaissance started earlier, but in these 20 years, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael,

Famous painters such as Dürer and Botticelli created a large number of world-famous paintings: "The Last Supper", "Mona Lisa", "Sistine Chapel", "Raphael's Studio", "Lamentation of the Virgin", "Sistine"

Madonna" "The Birth of Venus".

In addition, Europe's exploration of the New World was also a major event in human history.

9. Roman Republic and Empire The rap on the Romans is they stole their culture from Greece but it's not really true. The Romans borrowed freely from the Greeks

but excelled in different fields — engineering architecture satire and ethics (the Stoic tradition peaked in Rome a little later with the writings of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius). No other society except Greece (and perhaps England or China) ever made greater cultural contributions. At

about the same time Chinese culture reached its greatest geographic extent with the Han Empire. People often accuse the Romans of stealing Greek culture, but this is not true.