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Period: 1550 to
Scientific Revolution
-Galileo Galilei: Demonstrates the Properties of Gravity.
-Isaac Newton: Published Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
-Johannes Kepler: Reveals His Third and Final Law of Planetary Motion.
-It took place in Europe.
Outcome: New discoveries were made, old beliefs began to be proven wrong. New theories were now based on logical explanations, such as mathematics or astronomical knowledge. -
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Enlightenment
John Locke: he developed the idea that there was no legitimate government
Voltaire: he wrote about the freedom of speech
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: wrote “A Discourse on the Sciences and Art”
Outcomes:
1- American revolution
2- Less racism, less religious segregation and less class division.
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Napoleonic Empire
Napoleon:invades Syria towards the end of his Egyptian Campaign. Joseph bonaparte:evacuates Madrid after growing resistance to France's occupation. Wellington:leader of Spanish forces, defeats French forces under the command of Joseph Bonaparte at Vitoria. Outcomes: one of the biggest impact of napoleonic empire, he caused a major backlash, other reaction to Napoleon was the move towards more conservative governments in most of Europe. -
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American Revolution
It took place in USA, when the 13 colonies exist.
Outcomes:
This are some causes from the revolution that some groups get excluded from immediate equality such as slaves and women, slavery to women's rights, from religious life to voting.
characters:
george washington: led the US independence and became the first president od the US
thomas jefferson: wrote the “Declaration of Independence”
benjamin franklin: signed the “Treaty of Paris” to end the war of Independence -
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French Revolution
Location: France
Characters:
King and queen: Last king and queen of France before the revolution
Louis de Saint-Just: One of the leaders of the french revolution and was called the angel of death
Dr. Joseph Guillotine: The creator of the guillotine which was used to execute people in the revolution
Outcomes:
Led the path to many oder revolutions
The world wide spreading of the “enlightenment ideas”
The creation of the first human rights “Declaration on rights of man and the citizens”