aimed at being useful in society. Those who have studied the situation all agree that the causes for these changes were primarily of political and social nature. The also believed that in their origin the causes were associated with the great social upheaval of the French Revolution. One of the purposes of decorative dress was to emphasize distinctions of rank and wealth. These distinctions‚ however‚ were among the chief of those that the French Revolution‚
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along and tried to reason out the world. The Enlightenment was riddled with great thinkers who pressed their philosophical stamp in Western though—one of these was Voltaire (1694-1778). Born in Paris‚ France to wealthy parents‚ Voltaire grew to become one of the most influential‚ popular‚ and hated writers of his day. With his writings regarding reason over superstition‚ freedom of speech‚ and religious tolerance‚ Voltaire opened the door for the Enlightenment. Voltaire was a staunch believer in the
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B Plus Compare the French Revolution of 1789 with either the American Revolution or the Russian Revolution of 1917. The French and Russian Revolutions were both very similar in the sense that the economic change and the population growth affected them both. A series of economic and political vulnerabilities helped to begin the French Revolution. In Russia their pre-world war one economy played a major factor in the Revolution of 1917. The causes of the Russian Revolution were that Russia’s people
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The Scientific Revolution has made a huge impact on the world around us today. It all started with philosophers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Two of them are Thomas hobbes who is an English Philosopher‚ and then later came along John Locke‚ another English philosopher and physician. Both of them were deeply influenced by the scientific revolution. One of the most crucial things in our intellectual history is the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution was a change in the way
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the Enlightenment had been the main cause of the French Revolution. The French Revolution of 1789 was inarguably a significant turning point in the history of Europe. However‚ there have been historical debates over the major contributing factor that had caused the French Revolution. Many historians have argued that the French Revolution was sparked by the emerging new age ideas of Enlightenment in the 18th century‚ which encouraged people to think logically and critically about their society. Many
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Before the French revolution‚ people were subdivided in to social classes that included the Aristocrats‚ the bourgeoisie‚ and the peasants. The aristocrats were considered to be a high-class society and they received special treatment as opposed to other classes of people. Moreover‚ aristocrats had great influence compared to other classes of people. They lived luxuriously in large cities like London and Paris. Aristocrats lived in high-class residential areas surrounded by beautiful environments
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To what extent was the life of the Ancient Greeks influenced by religion? The lives of the Ancient Greek people were strongly influenced by religion. The gods and goddesses that they worshipped were the reasons behind everything they had done‚ were doing and had done. The gods influenced everything from law to warfare‚ medicine and general life. To the Ancient Greeks‚ the gods and goddesses created the world‚ its seasons and everything in it. Everything happened because the god and goddesses willed
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The French Revolution 1769: Aug 15: Napoleon born 1785: Napoleon becomes Second Lieutenant 1789: May 5: The French Estates-General meets at Versailles Jun 17: The Third Estate meets separately and declares itself National Assembly Jul 14: Storming of Bastille Aug 14: Nobles and clergy in the National Assembly renounce their privileges thus ending feudalism Aug 26: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen Franco-British relationship (1789-1815)
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nineteenth century. The French Revolution will inspire revolutions for centuries. The French Revolution is important because “By this time the French Revolution had inspired in the Spanish government a healthy fear of the results of radical thought‚ and steep measures were taken to seal off Spain from the contagion of revolutionary ideas.” King Charles IV and the Spanish government are worried about revolution because their government is similar to that of when the French citizens revolted. Napoleon
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The Industrial Revolution paved the way for innovation today. It helped to shape the ideas of the modern world on how technologies have impacted society. Without most of these inventions‚ the world would not be the same. While the invention of the cotton gin and telephone were both immensely impactful‚ this one proved to be just a step ahead in the category of revolutionary. In 1793‚ the American inventor Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This was a machine that automated and sped up the process
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