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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Chapter 17
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May 22, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Publishes famous book called on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres. it was the theory that the the earth revolved around the sun. -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo publishes the stary messenger to get Europeans aware of the new view of the universe. -
Rene Descartes
published his Discourse on Method. He wrote this to put to rest some of the confusion and doubt of the 17th century trying to show the separation of mind and matter. -
Isaac Newton
wrote his major work on the mathematical Principles of natural philosophy in it he explained the three laws of motion. -
John Locke
Published his essay concerning human understanding, He argued that every person was born with a blank mind. -
Mary Wollstonecraft
Wrote the Vindication of the rights of Women to try to change peoples mind on the trights of women. -
London
Newspapers were relatively cheap and were even provided free in many coffeehouses -
Hanover
They took over when queen anne died without an heir. -
Maria Theresa
She inherited the throne and worked to centralize and strengthened the state of the austrian empire. -
Montesque
His famous work the spirit of laws was a study of government. He tried to use scientific method to find the natural laws that govern the social and political relationships of human beings. -
Frederick William 1st
he maintained a highly efficient bureaucracy of civil sevice workers in persia -
Seven years war
Took place in north america otherwise known as the french and indian war. -
Frederick 2nd
Was one of the best educater and most cultured monarchs of all time. -
Diderot
From 1751 to 1772 he wrote the encyclopedia according to to him to change the general way of thinking. -
War
Austria allied with france and russia to fight perssia and the british. -
Rousseau
Writes the discourse on the orgins of the inequality of mankind and he argued that people had adopted laws and government to preserve there private property -
Rousseau
Published the social contract and by it is about the society agrees to be governed by its general will. -
Catherine
She was an intelligent woman who was the ruler of russia/ -
Voltaire
In 1763 he wrote his book that reminded governments that all men are brothers under god. -
Stamp act
parliament imposed the stamp act on the colonies and was one of the many reasons why the revolution happened -
First continental congress
Firsst met to decide to go to war with britain and earn freedom -
Adam Smith
Wrote his famous book the wealth of nations, he believed that the state should not interfere in economic matters -
Treaty of Paris
officially ended the war with britain.