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1550
3 Important Events
-1543: Andreas Vesalius Publishes On the Fabric of the Human Body. Vesalius makes unprecedented observations about the structure of the human body.
-1543: Nicolas Copernicus Publishes De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium. Copernicus' masterwork, he sets out the heliocentric theory.
-1591: Galileo Galilei Demonstrates the Properties of Gravity from the top of the leaning tower of Pisa, -
1550
3 Important Characters
-Isaac Newton: His work was the capstone of the Scientific Revolution, utilizing the advances made before him to derive a comprehensive understanding of the physical world.
-Galileo Galilei: Galileo's contributions to physics is the law of falling bodies, which states that objects fall at the same speed regardless of weight or shape. He also countered the idea that heavier objects fall faster.
-Francis Bacon: Was a pivotal figure in establishing the scientific method of investigation. -
Period: 1550 to
Scientific Revolution
Location: Europe
Time Period: While its dates are debated, the publication in 1543 of Nicolaus Copernicus's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) is often cited as marking the beginning of the scientific revolution. -
3 Important Characters
Baruch Spinoza: he was a famous philosopher who saw the underlying unity of the universe. His philosophy influenced later philosophers, writers and romantic poets.
John Locke: he was a leader philosopher and political theorist, who had a profound impact on liberal political thought. Locke also argued for liberty, religious tolerance and rights to life and property.
Sir Isaac Newton: He made studies in mathematics, physics, and also astronomy, explaining the Law of Gravity and Motion. -
3 Important Events
1762: Rousseau published The Social Contract, Emile. Attempt to unite the liberty of the individual with the authority of the government. Emile was important for education.
1776: Smith published The Wealth of Nations.
1784: Immanuel Kant published his Critique of Pure Reasons, his analysis of the human mind and how it relates to nature. -
Period: to
Enlightment
Location: Europe -
3 Important Events
- 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America.
- The war followed more than a decade.
- Until early in 1778 the conflict was a civil war within the British Empire, but afterward it became an international war with France, Spain and the Netherlands against the British Empire.
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3 Important Characters
-Samuel Adams: American revolutionary
-Benedict Arnold: American General who defected from the American to the British side
-James Wilson: signer of the Declaration of Independence -
Period: to
American Revolution
Location: United States -
Important Characters
Maximilien Robespierre: He went and dominated the Committee of Public Safety, the principal organ of the government during the Reign of Terror. In 1794 he was executed.
Napoleon I: He was a French general, first consul and emperor of the French. He was able to revolutionize military organization and training.
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, prince de Bénévent: French statesman and diplomat who held high office during the French Revolution at the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. -
Important Events
The reign of terror: The government of France decided to create “terror” by deciding measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution
Wars of the Vendée: Counter revolutionary wars and the Wars of Vendée were a major event. The revolution of 1789 was received with little enthusiasm and only a few minor disturbances.
Civil Constitution of the Clergy: An attempt to reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France on a national basis. It caused a schism within the French Church. -
Period: to
French Revolution
Location: France -
3 Important Characters
Napoleon Bonaparte: Crowns himself emperor and launches additional expansion campaigns for his Empire. After occupying Vienna, Napoleon wins over the Russians and Austrians in 1805.
Alexander I: Czar and emperor of Russia from 1801 to 1825. For a time he allied with Napoleon, but ultimately he joined the alliance that defeated Napoleon.
Gebhard Blucher: A Prussian Field Marshal who helped the British, led by Wellington, to defeat Napoleon's forces at Waterloo -
3 Important Events
- Continental System: Napoleon's attempt to strangle Britain's economy by closing off all European ports. This would prevent the British from exporting their manufactured goods to Europe.
- Confederation of the Rhine: Napoleon dissolved the old Holy Roman Empire, and created in its place the Confederation of the Rhine, the name for Napoleon-dominated Germany.
- Napoleon´s Exile: Napoleon was exiled from 1814 until his escape in 1815. to an island off the west coast of Italy.
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Period: to
Napoleonic Empire
Location: France -
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