The relationship between the development of the Enlightenment Period and the Scientific Revolution was that the Scientific Revolution was an aspect of the Enlightenment on a whole. The Scientific Revolution helped in the process of the Enlightenment by bringing new advances in areas such as Nicolas Copernicus and his new theory that would soon discarded the old geocentric theory that placed the Earth at the center of the solar system and replaced it with a heliocentric theory in which the Earth was
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What is the Enlightenment? The Enlightenment was a movement inspired by philosophers to promote independent thought and reason rather than past customs and traditions. It allowed change to be made to Europe during the 17-18th century. It was started by philosophers such as Francis Bacon‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and Sir Isaac Newton. Each philosopher compiled different ideas and knowledge in order for this movement to occur. They all were able to influence each other to learn more and govern themselves rather
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facing Britain. Without France‚ America would have never won‚ Britain had the strongest army and was most powerful. In 1789 France citizens started to rebel against King Louis XVI‚ the social status changed into a new political state that is known as the Estate System. Abbé Sieyes‚ lead to the revolution by saying that the first and second estate contribute nothing to the society and they are therefore not necessary for the third estate. On June 13 the third estate declares itself the national assembly;
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In 1789‚ ninety-seven percent of the population of Europe was poor‚ starving and treated unequally. The King of the time‚ King Louis XVI (16th) did not listen to the people and take good care of them; he cared about the other three percent‚ the nobility. Thus‚ the poor rebelled and created a turning point in world history. King Louis had a very large role in the French Revolution. King Louis XVI came into power when he was very young. He was ill-prepared to be king and lacked the ability to make
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To what extent did war affect the course of Revolution? There are many various arguments supporting the view that the war did affect the course of Revolution and many that oppose this view. The Revolution did become more radical during the time of the war as the Jacobin terror became more prevalent‚ however some people argue that the war did not directly cause this‚ that the Revolution was moving towards a more radical stance anyway. Others may argue that yes‚ the Revolution was moving towards a
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The world has seen many revolutions in history. One of the biggest revolutions was the French Revolution because it came with many consequences and influences. Nothing else like this had ever happened this powerful to change the political status quo. Many people surprisingly don’t know how the French Revolution started but through this paper we will be learning more about it. Starting in 1789 through 1794 the people of France dethroned and arrested their king Louis XVI‚ took apart his monarchy
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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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