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Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
ANCIEN RÉGIME
It was the political, social and economic system in force in Europe in the 18th century. It is characterized by having a stamental society, a subsistence agrarian economy and the absolute monarchy as a form of government. -
Montesquieu
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the Enlightenment. He was born in France in the Late Modern Age (18 century). He was known for his theory of the separation of powers. He wrote "The Spirit of Laws". His political ideas greatly influenced the French Revolution. -
Voltaire
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the Enlightenment. He was born in France in the Late Modern Age (18 century). He was known by the defend of freedom. He wrote "Treatise on tolerance". His political ideas greatly influenced the French Revolution. -
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ENLIGHTENMENT
It was an intellectual trend of the 18th century that criticized the principles of the Ancien Régime. Its ideological bases were reason, natural rights, knowledge and tolerance. -
Steam
It is water in the gas phase. It is commonly formed by boiling or evaporating water. -
Rousseau
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the Enlightenment. He was born in Sweden in the Late Modern Age (18 century). He was known because he thought that sovereignty should be in people hands. He wrote "The social contract". His political ideas greatly influenced the French Revolution. -
Encyclopedia
It was the greatest means of diffusion of the Enlightenment where all the knowledge of that period was collected to make them accessible to the public (always under reason). It was published between 1751 and 1780. It was directed by two French people : D'Alembert and Diderot. -
Electricity
It is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Benjamin Franklin discovered it. -
George Washington
He was the first president of the United States (1789-1797). He was born in Virginia in the Late Modern Age (18 century). He is considered the "Father of His Country". He participated in the American Revolution War. -
James Watt
He was a Scottish inventor. He was born in Scotland in the 18th century. He improved the Newcomen's machine with his steam engine (1776). It was fundamental for the Industrial Revolution -
Adam Smith
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the Enlightenment. He was born in Scotland in the Late Modern Age (18 century). He was known by his theory of right to property and he wanted a free-market economy. He wrote "The Wealth of Nations". His political ideas greatly influenced nowadays (capitalism). -
Robespierre
He was a french lawyer and politician. He was born in Arras. He became the leader of the jacobins during the French revolution. He became dictator during the Reign of Terror. He was executed at the guillotine. -
Luis XVI
He was the king of France when the monarchy was overthrown during the french revolution. He was born in Versalle. In 1792 the new national convention abolished the monarch and declared France a republic. He was executed at the guillotine in 1793. -
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Industrial Revolution was a set of important economic and social transformations that occurred as a result of the massive use of machines in production processes. These changes began in Britain in the second half of the 18th century and marked the passage of an agrarian economy. and a rural society to an industrial economy and an urban society in the Industrial Revolution can distinguish two phases: the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution. -
Steam engine
Is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. It was performed by James Watt in 1776. -
United States Declaration of Independence
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia that proclaimed the thirteen American colonies to be independent of Great Britain. A new nation was formed (USA). -
Napoleón Bonaparte
He was a military and republican general during the French Revolution. He ruled France from 1799 and became emperor 104-1814. He defended some liberal ideas. He controlled all the powers. -
Thomas Jefferson
He was the third president of the United States (1801-1809). He was born in Virginia in the Late Modern Age (18 century). He is considered one of the Founding Fathers. He was a spokesman for democracy and he was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. -
Steamboat
It is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels. Robert Fulton invented it -
George Stephenson
He was an English engineer. He was born in England in the late 18th century. He built the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line (Stockton-Darlington 1825). (Liverpool-Manchester 1830) -
Steam locomotive
It is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine. It was invented by George Stephenson in 1814. -
Congress of Vienna
It was an international meeting held in the Austrian capital whose objective were to restore the borders of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon and to return to the Ancien Régime. -
First public steam railway
George Stephenson built the locomotive Locomotion for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in the north east of England, which became the first public steam railway in the world in 1825 -
Abraham Lincoln
He was he 16th president of the United States. He was born in Kentucky in the 19th century. His presidency was dominated by the American Civil War (1861-1865). He defended the emancipation of all slaves. -
First inter-city railway in the world
It was the first inter-city railway in the world. It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. George Stephenson invented it. -
Telegraphy
It is the long-distance transmission of textual messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message -
Anarchism (What is property?)
It is an anti-authoritarian political and social philosophy[1] that rejects hierarchies deemed unjust and advocates their replacement with self-managed, self-governed societies based on voluntary, cooperative institutions. Joseph Proudhon and Mijail Bakunin were the most important anarchist. -
Joseph Proudhon
He was a french philosopher. He was born in Besanzon iin the 19th century. He was the first person to declare himself an anarchist. -
Karl Marx
He was a german philosopher. He was born in Treveris in the 19th century. He manifested marchism. He created that current. He thought humans history had been based on clases -
Marxism (The Communist Manifesto)
It is a method of socioeconomic analysis that views class relations and social conflict using a materialist interpretation of historical development and takes a dialectical view of social transformation. It originates from the works of 19th-century German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. -
Mijaíl Bakunin
He was a russian philosopher. He was born in Pryamújino in the 19th century. He criticised capitalism and the liberal state. He defended the revolution against the state. -
Telephone
It is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly. It was invented by Meucci. -
Petroleum
It is a black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It was discovered by Edwin L. Drake in 1859. -
Friedrich Engels
He was a german philosopher. He was born in Barmen in the 19th century. He edited the 2 and the 3 volumes of the capitals after Marx's death. -
AIT (International Workers' Association)
It is an international federation of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions and initiatives. -
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TRANSOCEANIC MIGRATIONS
It is the movement of population that occurs from continent to another continent. 60 millions of europeans moved to other continents. -
Cool store
It is a large refrigerated room or building designed for storage of goods in an environment below the outdoor temperature. -
Radio
It is a mean of communication that is based on the sending of audio signals through radio waves. -
Electric locomotive
It is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor. -
Incandescent light bulb
It is an electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light. It was invented by Thomas Alva Edison -
Car
It is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation. Most definitions of cars say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four tires, and mainly transport people rather than goods. Benz invented it. -
Thomas Alva Edison
He was the best american inventor. He was born in Ohio in the 19th century. He invented the light bulb, the phonograph and the movie camera. He held more than 1000 patents for his inventions -
Airplane
It is a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. Wright brothers flaw for the first time in 1903.
