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Period: 1 CE to
Ciclo demográfico antiguo.
Etapa demográfica en la que el crecimiento vegetativo era muy bajo. Se caracterizaba por una natalidad y una mortalidad muy altas. Su finalización supondrá el inicio de una fase de crecimiento demográfico expansivo. -
Period: 1501 to
Antiguo Régimen.
Fue el sistema social, económico de las monarquías europeas durante la Edad Moderna. Se caracterizaba por una sociedad estamental, una economía agraria de subsistencia y la monarquía absoluta de origen divino como forma de gobierno -
Montesquieu.
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the Enlightment. He was one of the most relevant essayist, most known for his work 'The spirit of the laws' where he explains his theory of the separation of powers. His political ideas greatly influeced the French Revolution. -
Voltaire
He was a french philosopher, born in the 17º century. He was famous for his attacks on Chistianity, especially the Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech and separation of church and state -
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Ilustración.
Corriente intelectual que cuestionó los principios del Antiguo Régimen. Los filósofos de la época defendían el uso de la razón para explicar el mundo. Ese pensamiento se expandió por la burguesía. -
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Congreso de Viena.
Reunión en Viena. Formado por los representantes de Gran Bretaña, Austria, Rusia y Prusia. Tras la derrota de Napoleón, los representantes de las grandes potencias europeas decide aplicar los principios de la Restauración: legitimismo monárquico, responsabilidad internacional y sistema de congresos. -
Rousseau
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the enlightment. He defended the idea that sovereighty should be in people´s hands. His political ideas gretaly influenced the French Revolution. -
Adam Smith
He was a scottish economist, born in the 18th century. He argued against the regulation of trade and defended a free-market economy. He is considered the father of the economic liberalisims and capitalisim. -
George Washington.
He was the first president of the US. He was born in the 18th century. He was the US´ military leader during the American Revolution War. He led the US to victory. He was one of the Founding Father of the United States. -
James Watt.
He was a mechanical engineer. He was born in the 18th century. He improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. -
Thomas Jefferson.
He was the third president of the US. He was born in the 18th century. He is the main writer of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. He was a powerful advocade of liberty and a spokesman for democracy. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
Primera Enciclopedia.
Dirigida por D'Alembert y Diderot y editada entre los años 1751 y 1772, en Francia. Es una obra cuyo propósito fue reunir los conocimientos de la época. En la Edad Moderna las enciclopedias se utilizaban como medios de transmisión de las ideas ilustradas. -
Louis XVI
He was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was born in the 18th century. He supported the colonists in the American War of Independence. The new national convention abolished the monarchy and he was executed by guillotine. -
Robespierre.
He was a french lawyer. He became leader of the jacobines during the French Revolution. He became dictator during the reign of Terror eliminating all those considered enemies of the revolution. He was overthrown and executed by guillotine. He was one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. -
Napoleón Bonaparte.
He was a french military. He ruled France and became emperor. He defended some liberal ideas although he controlled all the powers in France. Napoleon's army invaded different europian countries creating the Napoleonic Empire and spreading the French Revolution's liberal ideas beyond France He was one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. -
Maquina de vapor.
Invento de la primera revolución industrial. Creada por James Watt como una nueva fuente de energía. -
Declaración de Independencia de los EE.UU.
Documento de carácter político. Se fundamenta la independencia de los estados ingleses en América. Redactada por Thomas Jefferson y firmada por los representantes de las trece colonias. Recoge los principios liberales de igualdad y libertad. Supone una limitación para el poder político basándose en los principios del liberalismo. -
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Batalla de Saratoga.
Enfrentamiento entre los colonos americanos y Reino Unido, durante el transcurso de la guerra de la independencia de Estados Unidos, que concluyó con la decisiva victoria de los colonos. -
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Primera Revolución Industrial.
Inició en Gran Bretaña. Se caracterizó por la mecanización de la industria y de la agricultura, el aceleramiento de los transportes y las comunicaciones, entre otras cosas. -
George Stephenson
He was an inventor and a railway engineer. He was born in the 18th century. He was the inventor of the "Rocket", the most famous early railway locomotive. He was appointed engineer fot the construction of the first public railway between Stockton and Darlington, opened in 1825. The following year he was made engineer for the Liverpool to Manchester railway, opened in 1830 -
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Batalla de Yorktown.
Enfrentamiento entre los colonos americanos y Reino Unido, durante el transcurso de la guerra de la independencia de Estados Unidos, que concluyó con la decisiva victoria de los colonos. -
Paz de Versalles.
La Paz de Versalles (o tratado de París) puso fin a la guerra de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos. -
Toma de la Bastilla.
El pueblo de París asaltó la Bastilla, una fortaleza mediaval convertida en símbolo del absolutismo. -
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Convención girondina.
Etapa en la que los girondinos tenian el poder de la asamblea. Los girondinos implantaron una república. -
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Convención montañesa.
Etapa en la que el poder de la asamblea estaba en manos de los jacobinos, dirigidos por Robespierre, que implantó una dictadura, con la que comenzó el Terror. -
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El Directorio.
Etapa final de la Revolución Francesa. En 1795 se instauró un gobierno moderado aunque en 1799 Napoleón dio un golpe de estado y estableció el Consulado. -
Pierre Joseph Proudhon
He was a socialist philosopher and a politician. He was born in the 19th century. His doctrines became the basis for the anarchist theory. He criticised the capitalism and the liberal state and defended a social system without state and with a cooperative ownership. He is considered the father of Anarchism. -
Abraham Lincoln.
He was the 16th president of the United States. He was born in the 19th century. His presidency was dominated by the American Civil War. He defended the emancipation of all the slaves and preserved the union during the war. He was shot a week later the war finished. -
Locomotora de vapor.
Construida por George Stephenson en 1814 con el fin de transportar cargas entre las minas de carbón. -
MIjail Bakunin.
He was a revolucionary and a writter. He was one of the founders of anarchism. He criticised the capitalism and the liberal state and defended the revolution against the state and the creation of an egalitarian society. -
Batalla de Waterloo.
Batalla en la que Napoleón fue definitivamente derrotado. -
Karl Marx.
He was a socialist philosopher. He was born in the 19th century. Marx and Friedrich co-authored "The communist Manifesto" in 1848 and asserted that all human history has been based on class struggles. After that Marx wrote "The Capital" , the "bible of working class". -
Revolución de 1820.
Oleada revolucionaria que acabó con la vuelta al absolutismo en España. -
Friedrich Engels.
He was a socialist philosopher. He was born in the 19th century. He was the closest collaborator of Karl Marx in the foundation of modern communism. Marx and Friedrich co-authored "The communist Manifesto" in 1848 and asserted that all human history had been based on class struggles. Engels edited the second and third volumes of The Capital after Marx's death. -
Revolución de 1830.
Oleada revolucionaria que comenzó en Francia y acabó con la implantación de una monarquía de tipo liberal. -
Primera línea ferroviaria.
En 1830 se abrió la primera línea ferroviaria para el transporte regular de pasajeros, que recorría el trayecto entre las ciudades de Liverpool y Manchester. -
Thomas Alva Edison.
He was abusinessman and an inventor. He was born in the 19th century. He was the inventor of the light bulb, the photograph and the motion picture. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and teamwork to the process of invention -
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Revoluciones de 1848.
Las revoluciones de 1848 afectaron a numerosos países. Comenzaron en Francia, donde se proclamó la Segunda República, con Luis Napoleón Bonaparte como presidente. En 1852, Luis Napoleón Bonaparte dio un golpe de estado y proclamó el Segundo Imperio. -
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La unificación italiana.
Durante 1859 y 1870 tuvo lugar la unificación de Italia. -
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Segunda Revolución Industrial.
Fue un periodo marcado notablemente por cambios sociales y económicos y por la expansión de la revolución industrial hacia otros países. Se desarrollan nuevas formas de organización industrial, se descubren nuevas fuentes de energía y surgen distintas formas de concentración empresarial. -
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La unificación alemana.
Durante 1864 y 1870 tuvo lugar la unificación de Alemania, que acabó con la proclamación del Segundo Imperio alemán.
