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The Scientific Revolution
This movement made a drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries. A new view of nature emerged during the Scientific Revolution, replacing the Greek view that had dominated science for almost 2,000 years. -
The enlightment
The enlightment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries -
Enlightened Despotism
It was a form of government that tried to renconcile absolutism with the new ideas of the enlightment. -
The US independence
The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. -
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The French Revolution
it was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate.