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Jul 4, 1440
The Printing Press
This was a crucial invention because of the fact that it gave so many poeple acces to books. Mainly the BIble, which opened it up to interpretation of the reader. this reduced the Catholic Churches power over the people. -
Nov 1, 1517
The 95 Theses
The 95 Theses were a huge turning point. It showed that perhaps the Church was wrong. It inspired people to think how they wanted, not the church. -
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Salons
A place where philosophes can get together and share their ideas and discuss said ideas. -
Meteorological climate theory
Montesquieu's theory sugests that climate may substantially influence the nature of man and his society. -
Seperation of Powers
Montesquieu comes up with a model for government called the Seperation of Powers. The idea of checks and balances and the thre branches. -
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Encyclopédie
These 28 volumes contained over 70,000 articles. The Encyclopédie gave vast knowledge to normal people. -
Theory of Natural Human - Rosseau
The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said "This is mine," and found people naïve enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows: Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itse -
Candide
Voltaire publishes his book "Candide". This give the idea of "what happens, happens." -
Dictionnaire philosophique
Voltaire Publishes a book called "Dictionnaire philosophique". Throughout the book, the articles critisize organizations such as the Roman Catholic Church. -
Jacques the Fatalist
Denis Diderot puplishes a play called "Jacques the Fatalist". The play illistartes the idea of the life of individules; the break away from society. -
Whealth of Nations - Adam Smith
The book opposes the idea of Mercentilism. It also suggests that there is an invisible hand that controls the market and that Government should be limited.
