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Timeline

By m1501
  • 1550

    Scientific Revolution

    Scientific Revolution
    -The end of the Renaissance period and continued through the last 18th century.
    -Europe.
    -Important characters:
    -NICOLAUS COPERNICUS: The heliocentric theory of cosmology
    -ANDREAS VESALIUS: The structure of the Human Body.
    -FRANCISCUS VIETA: Gave the first symbolic notation of parameters in literal algebra.
    -The upgrade of the telescope by Galileo Galilei
    -Isaac Newton showed the inverse square law.
    -The foundations of a theory of magnetism and electricity was discovered by William Gilbert.

  • Enlightenment

    Enlightenment
    -Time period: 17th and 18th century.
    -Started in Europe and then extended around the globe.
    --Important characters:
    -ISAAC NEWTON: Published the foundations for classical mechanics, explaining the Law of Gravity.
    -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Key figure in the American Enlightenment and.
    DENIS DIDEROT: Was the primary editor of the Encyclopedia.
    --Outcomes:
    -Music and entertainment became more affordable
    -Equality became widely spread through time
    -Less prejudice

  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    -Ended in 1783
    -Geographic location: United States.
    Importan characters:
    -BENEDIC ARNOLD: Invasion of Canada (winter)
    -DANIEL SHAYS: Rebellion against high taxes Massachusetts
    -LORD CORNWALLIS: Surrender ar Yorktown.
    Issues:
    -April 5: Sugar Act.
    -March 5: Boston Massacre
    -May 25: Adoption of the American Constitution.

  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
    -Ended in 1799
    -France
    --Important characters:
    -LOUIS XVI: Executed on the guillotine
    -TSAR ALEXANDER: Ended by being one of the French Emperor's most implaccable foes.
    -JOSEPH FOUCHE: Was a former school teacher who put aside the slate for politics.
    --Outcomes
    -There was too much of inequality in French society.
    -The object of Marie Antoinette´s marriage to Louis XVI was to unite Austria and France into a bond of friendship.
    -The French Revolution led to the dissolution of the French monarchy.

  • The Napoleonic Empire

    The Napoleonic Empire
    -The Napoleonic Empire ended in 1815.
    -Europe.
    -NAPOLEON: sole dictator of the regime.
    -1815 agreement promoted by CZAR ALEXANDER I, promised to uphold virtues like peace and charity.
    -WELLINGTON: Russian field marshal who defeat Napoleon's forces.
    -FIRST COALITION: Grouping of European states against Revolutionary France that lasted from 1792 to 1797.
    -NAPOLEONIC CODE: Napoleon's system of laws
    -NATIONALISM: A modern phenomena in which people feel that their loyalty should be to their state.