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Period: 1500 to
Scientific Revolution
Characters:
Copernicus: wrote 'De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium'
Galileo: wrote "Letters of Sunspots" and "Two New Sciences"
Newton: wrote "Philosopiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" and he made the theory of Colors to the Royal Society. -
Analytical Trigonometry
Francois Viete Invents Analytical Trigonometry -
Scientific Revolution Location
The Scientific Revolution was located in Europe. -
Description of the Marvelous Canon of Logarithms
John Napier Publishes Description of the Marvelous Canon of Logarithms -
Novum Organum
Francis Bacon Publishes Novum Organum -
Period: to
Enlightenment
Characters:
Johann Sebastian Bach: an enormously influential German composer who rose to prominence in the early 1700s.
Cesare Becaria: an Italian politician who ventured into philosophy to protest the horrible injustices that he observed in various European judicial systems.
Benjamin Franklyn: traveled frequently between the American colonies and Europe during the Enlightenment and facilitated an exchange of ideas between them. -
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes release his provocative treatise Leviathan. -
English Protestants
English Protestants helped overthrow the Catholic king James II and installed the Protestant monarchs William and Mary. -
Enlightenment Location
The Enlightenment was located in Europe. -
ALBANY CONGRESS
A congress convened by British officials in 1754 promoting a unification of British colonies in North America for security and defense against the French. -
Period: to
The American Revolution
Characters:
Mary Draper: woman who helped soldiers during the war.
James Wilson: signer of the declaration of independence.
Thomas Jefferson: Co-Author of the Declaration of Independence. -
The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote "The Social Contract" -
BOSTON TEA PARTY
An incident that took place on December 16, 1773, when a band of Bostonians led by the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and destroyed chests of tea aboard ships in the harbor. -
American Revolution Location
The American Revolution was located in the east of USA. -
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
A 1777 British defeat that was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
Estates-General
Louis XVI decided to convene the Estates-General -
Period: to
French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte: a general in the French army and leader of the 1799 coup that overthrew the Directory.
Marquis de Lafayette: a liberal nobleman who led French forces assisting in the American Revolution.
Louis XIV: The French king from 1774 to 1792 who was deposed during the French Revolution and executed in 1793. -
Executed
The convention tried and executed Louis XVI on the grounds of treason. -
French Revolution Location
The French revolution was located in France. -
New Constitution
A period of governmental restructuring began, leading to the new Constitution and a significantly more conservative National Convention. -
Period: to
Napoleonic Empire
Characters:
Napoleon Bonaparte: French commander that built-in empire all around.
Marie Louise: (Napoleon wife) after the marriage he have with Josephine.
Alexander I: He became Rome's emperor and alien with napoleon with some time. Then he form part of the allies to defeat Napoleon. Issues:
Countries borders were change so an empire like that can't be built again.
Nationalism forces influenced in people.
Liberalism ideas make people want to change the systems their own countries have. -
"Emperor of Austria"
Francis II makes himself "Emperor of Austria" -
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz began -
Napoleonic Empire Location
Napoleonic Empire was located in almost all Europe, except Portugal, Sicily, Sardinian, Montenegro, and the British, Russian and Ottoman Empires. -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna began.
