Directions:in geography a watershed is defined as a ridge or crest line that divides two drainage areas for example rain or snow that falls on the east side of the ridge line of the Rocky Mountains flows downhill towards the Mississippi River rain or snow that falls on the western slope of the Rockies flows downhill towards the Pacific Ocean

It is also possible to have watersheds in history an historical watershed is an event that causes a significant change in how people think or behave before the event they think one way after the event they think another this mini-Q is about the enlightenment an important watershed event in modern history it changed the way many people thought about economics government social equality and religious ideas

Below are eight watershed moments in world history which areas of society would have experienced significant change because of the event