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Period: Jan 1, 1550 to
The Scientific Revolution
Historical changes in thought and belief, and changes in social and institutional organization. Occurred in Europe between 1550 and 1700.
Important people: Isaac Newton, Nicholas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler.
Location: Europe
Facts:
- Johannes Kepler worked out how the planets move
- Isaac Newton publishes his three Laws of Motion
- Carolus Linnaeus works out a way of classifying species -
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The Enlightenment
The enlightenment is the age of reason. The American and French revolution were inspired by the Enlightenment ideas.
Important people:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Francis Bacon and Cesare Beccaria
Location: Italy, Dutch, America, England
Facts:
- The Enlightenment had goals on freedom on use the own thinking of humans
- The Enlightenment appeared as the focus on reason
- The Enlightenment as the challenge of the authority from traditional to the intellectual one, one of the challenges was the church -
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The American Revolution
American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence.
Important people: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and John Adams
Location: United States of America
Facts:
- In 1775 The first war was fought at Lexington and Concord.
- In 1776 U. S. declares independence from Great Britain
- In 1783 Great Britain and U.S. sign a peace treaty -
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The Napoleonic Empire
The domination of France and much continental Europe by Napoleon I of France. Important People: Napoleon I, Louis XVIII and Charles X.
Location: France
Facts:
- Napoleon wins his most over the Russians and Austrians in 1805
- In 1808, in an attempt to invade Spain, France is defeated for the first time.
- In June of 1812, Napoleon and his “Grande Armée” of 500,000 men enter Russia, forcing them to retreat -
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The French Revolution
Important people: Louis XVI, Robespierre and Jean Jaques Rousseau
Location: France
Facts:
- "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" were the values of the Revolution, which ended in a "Reign of Terror"
- Over 18,000 people beheaded
- Outcome: abolition of monarchy and a radical social change based on liberalism and other Enlightenment's ideas