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1347
the black death
ravages Europe for the first time. by changing the economic situation the devastating disease helps lay the preconditions for renaissance spare money to invest in -
Period: 1347 to 1500
renaissance
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1374
death of petracrh
a man called the father of renaissance
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1396
creation of chair of Greek in Florence
teacher chrysoloras brings a copy of ptolemy's -
1397
Giovanni
moves to Florence was married to maria salviati by who who he had one son named cosimo who became the first grand duke Tuscany medici was the most noted solider of all medici -
1400
burni
panegyric to the city of florence -
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enlighment
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the steam engine is invented
steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. Steam engines are external combustion engines,[2] where the working fluid is separated 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 high pressure -
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industrial revolution
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the encyclopedia
An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of information from either all branches of knowledge or from a particular field or discipline.[1] Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabetically by article name[2] and sometimes by thematic categories. -
treaties of toleration
The Treatise on Tolerance on the Occasion of the Death of Jean Calas from the Judgment Rendered in Toulouse (Pieces Originales Concernant la Mort des Sieurs Calas det le Jugement rendu a Toulouse) is a work by French philosopher Voltaire, published in 1763, in which he calls for tolerance between religions, and targets -
the spinning jenny is invented
The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce cloth, with a worker able to work -
patriots slaves
Patriots in South Carolina and Georgia resisted enlisting slaves as armed soldiers. African Americans from northern units were generally assigned to fight in southern battles. In some Southern states, southern black slaves substituted for their masters in Patriot service. -
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american revolution
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battle of bunker hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle.
It was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops, though the majority of combat took place on the adjacent hill which later became known as Breed's Hill.[7][8] -
the wealth of nations
Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, -
loyalists defeated at moores creek
The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought near Wilmington in present-day Pender County, North Carolina on February 27, 1776. The victory of North Carolina Revolutionary forces over Southern Loyalists helped build political support for the revolution and increased recruitment of additional soldiers into their forces. -
France enters the war against brtian
France allied with the United States during the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence 1775–1783) in 1778, declared war on Great Britain, and sent its armies and navy to fight Britain while providing money and matériel to arm the new republic. French intervention made a decisive contribution to the U.S. victory -
Charleston falls to the brtish
After General Henry Clinton sent about 10,000 of his Redcoats to Charleston, in early 1780, General Benjamin Lincoln and his Patriots (who were defending the city and repairing its defenses) were trapped. The most important American port, south of Philadelphia, was under a very effective siege. -
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french revolution
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king Louis xvi
is forced to convene this ancient assembly in order to raise taxes Louis xvi was the last king of France 1774-92 in the line bourbon monarchs proceeding the french revolution of 1789 he was executed for reason by guillotine in 1793 -
tennis court oath
resolves not to disband until it has written a constitution -
bastille
stormed and taken by a Paris mob a royal fortress and prison that had come to symbolize tyranny of the bourbon monarchs this dramatic action signaled the beginning of the french revolution -
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Great Fear
peasants attack noble manors the king and privilege being to overthrow the third estate -
declaration of the rights of man
assembly issues is important document of the french revolution and in the history of human and civil rights the declaration was influenced by Thomas Jefferson the rights of man are held to be universal at all times and in every place -
rights of woman
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide, and formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century and feminist movement during the 20th century. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others they are ignored and suppressed. -
rights of man
Rights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Using these points as a base it defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attack in Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) It was published in two parts in March 1791 and February 1792. -
Italian campaign
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, followed shortly thereafter in September by the invasion of the Italian mainland and the campaign on Italian soil -
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Napoleonic era
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battle of austerlitz
where napoleon defeated the third coalition it was generally viewed as one of his most brilliant battles the battle Austerlitz was fought in what is now the Czech republic with napoleon trouncing the armies of the Austrian and Russian empires -
treaty of tilsit
The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in July 1807 in the aftermath of his victory at Fried land. The first was signed on 7 July, between Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon I of France, when they met on a raft in the middle of the Newman River. The second was signed with Prussia on 9 July. The treaties were made at the expense of the Prussian king, who had already agreed to a truce on 25 June after the Grande -
Russian campaign
napoleon amassed a huge army and marched to Moscow not recognizing the challenges of supplying a large army such a long way from home as the Russian army retreated they applied a scorched earth policy destroying or carrying off anything that might be useful as they retreated from Moscow they set it on fire -
German campaign
napoleons army regrouped in German territory and battled the coalition successfully in several locations before suffering a decisive defeat in the battle of the nations at Germany's general butcher The German Campaign German: Befreiungskriege, lit. 'Wars of Liberation' was fought in 1813. Members of the Sixth Coalition fought a series of battles in Germany against the French Emperor Napoleon and his Marshals, which liberated the German states from the domination of the First French Empire -
light bulb to light a lamp
An electric light is a device that produces visible light from electric current. It is the most common form of artificial lighting and is essential to modern society,[1] providing interior lighting for buildings and exterior light for evening and nighttime activities. In technical usage, a replaceable component that produces light from electricity is called a lamp -
Brooklyn bridge opens
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the United States. Started in 1869 and completed fourteen years later in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, spanning the East River. It has a main span of 1,595.5 feet -
model t.
The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, Leaping Lena, or flivver) is an automobile produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927.[6][7] It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford's efficient fabrication, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting
