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El antiguo régimen
El antiguo régimen fue la organización política y social que estuvo presente en Europa antes de la revolución francesa -
Montesquieu.
Montesquieu was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He is also known for doing more than any other author to secure the place of the word despotism in the political lexicon. -
Voltaire
Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought. -
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment.[2] He is best known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, usually abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work of economics. -
James Watt
James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. -
Robespierre
Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution, the defense of the Republic, and the Reign of Terror. -
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Primera revolución industrial
La revolución industrial fue un conjunto de importantes transformaciones económicas y sociales que se produjeron como consecuencia de la utilización masiva de máquinas en los procesos de producción -
Napoleon
Napoleon was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. -
Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos
Documento en el cual anunciaba que las trece colonias de América del Norte, en aquel momento en guerra contra el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña, se consideraban a sí mismas como trece nuevos Estados soberanos independientes del gobierno británico. De acuerdo con esto formaron una nueva nación: Los Estados Unidos de América. -
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Revoluciones liberales y nacionalismos
Este periodo empieza con la revolución francesa, la cual desencadena muchas más revoluciones -
Toma de la bastilla
A pesar de que la fortaleza medieval conocida como la Bastilla solo custodiaba a siete prisioneros, su caída en manos de los revolucionarios parisinos supuso simbólicamente el fin del Antiguo Régimen y el punto inicial de la Revolución francesa. La rendición de la prisión, símbolo del despotismo de la monarquía francesa, provocó un auténtico seísmo social tanto en Francia como en el resto de Europa, llegando sus ecos hasta la lejana Rusia. -
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Segunda revolución industrial
La revolución industrial fue un conjunto de importantes transformaciones económicas y sociales que se produjeron a consecuencia de la utilización masiva de máquinas en los procesos de producción -
Invención de la maquina de vapor
Steam engines are external combustion engines,[1] where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be used. The ideal thermodynamic cycle used to analyze this process is called the Rankine cycle. In the cycle, water is heated and transforms into steam within a boiler operating at a high pressure.