Contemporary World

  • heliocentric model of the solar system - Scientific Rev
    1542

    heliocentric model of the solar system - Scientific Rev

    They showed that the Earth was not the center of the universe around which the Sun and the other stars revolved, but that the Sun was the center of the solar system.
  • Electricity Experiments - Scientific Rev
    1573

    Electricity Experiments - Scientific Rev

    The first experiments with electricity. William Gilbert. It enabled the discovery of the electrical properties of many different materials, such as amber, sulfur, and glass.
  • Optic Development - Scientific Rev

    Optic Development - Scientific Rev

    Greater knowledge about the behavior of light, improvements for scientific research, such as telescopes and microscopes
  • Encyclopedia - Enlightenment

    Encyclopedia - Enlightenment

    He gathered and disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time.
  • The Declaration of American Independence

    The Declaration of American Independence

    Dictated by Thomas Jefferson, was based on Enlightenment ideas such as liberty, equality, and rights.
  • American Independence - Enlightenment

    American Independence - Enlightenment

    Enlightenment ideas such as liberty, equality, and natural rights guide the American Independence
  • Yorktown - American Independence

    Yorktown - American Independence

    The last battle with the win of the colonists with the Help of French
  • USA Constitution - American Independence

    USA Constitution - American Independence

    He established a republican and democratic government with the help of enlightenment ideas.
  • French Revolution - Enlightenment

    French Revolution - Enlightenment

    Inspired by Enlightenment ideals: liberty, equality, fraternity.
  • Declaration of Rights for Man and Citizen - French Rev

    Declaration of Rights for Man and Citizen - French Rev

    Proclaimed liberty, equality, and sovereignty of the people.
  • Storming of the Bastille - French Rev

    Storming of the Bastille - French Rev

    Symbol of the beginning of the revolution against absolute monarchy.
  • Execution of Louis XVI - French Rev

    Execution of Louis XVI - French Rev

    Marks the end of the monarchy and the transition to Republic.