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Period: Oct 30, 1546 to
Brahe
Brahe made calculations which he believed to prove that the universe was geocentric, but mercury and venus revolved around the sun. -
Period: Oct 30, 1571 to
Kepler
Kepler, Brahe's assistant, secretly disagreed witth Brahe and after his death, used his findings to promote a copernacus based system with elliptical orbits. -
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Adriaen Stalbent
painted the sciences and the arts -
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Baruch Spinoza
Jewish philosopher deeply influenced by science and rationality. He wrote the book Ethics, in which he was accused of relating G-d to nature too closely. -
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Castile
viceroyes enforce laws -
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major trade
cadiz and house of trade -
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War
war of spanish succission -
war starts
war of jenkins ear vs england -
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wars
war with england -
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ruler
Charles III -
Adam Smith
Wrote inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. He was the founder of laissez faire. He followed the four-stage theory. -
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Islam
Viewed as important but easily suppressible -
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Jose de San Martin
Helps take over Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil. -
Miguel Hidalgo y Costia
A priest who issued for Indian rebellions. -
Simon Bolivar
Liberates Venezuela. -
Jose Maria Morenos y Pavilion
Replaced Hidalgo, more radical, called for an end to forced labor. -
Congress of Troppau
Said that stable nations could help unstable nations. -
Agustin de Iterbide
Declares Mexico independent of Spain. -
George Canning
Replaces Castlereagh. He was more interested in economics. -
Brazil
Achieves peaceful independence. -
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The Spanish Civil War
Thought of as a training ground for World War II