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    humans thought of biology and the human body. In the start of the 1st century at the beginnings of Christianity the religious based information was continued and spread further and stronger. It wasn’t until the time of the Enlightenment around the 1700’s that the ideas were truly questioned and put to test through factual experiments and reasoning. The advancements made in science during the enlightenment and the scientific revolution transformed the field of biology from largely being driven by a social

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    factors affect the work of scientists in the sixteenth and seventeenth century The scientific revolution was a time for development and growth in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It was a time for discovery and knowledge. Since this was a new concept‚ it wasn’t widely accepted amongst everyone‚ as we often see when something new emerges. Factors that affected the work of scientists in the sixteenth and seventeenth century were political factors because political authorities offered guidance

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    In the 17th Century‚ as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere‚ they soon learned the profitable ventures they could soon enjoy. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America‚ on a number of Caribbean islands‚ and in South America. Most colonies were developed to export products such as fish‚ sugar‚ and furs‚ selling them for profit to others in Europe. The European relations with the native peoples of the Northeast were characterized by a confusing and shifting

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    Indentured Servitude and Slavery Luz Perez AP US History Per 3 09/13/13 Indentured servants and the slavery system played a massive part in the rise of colonial economy during the 17th century. The colonists needed desperate help with labor because there was work that had to be done in lands. This need was satisfied with indentured servants and African slaves. The difference between these two was that they were treated differently. Indentured servants were white English people who

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    During the 16th century Renaissance‚ the country of Italy was reintroduced to the importance of the liberal arts: language‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ and history. It was a period of rebirth and light for a country once consumed by darkness during the time known as the Middle Ages. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 brought into Italy an influx of Byzantine scholars that sparked a refocus on such liberal studies and humanities that restructured the general governance of Italy for centuries to come.

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    In the 16th century‚ many nations in Europe are changed and profit by the many economic growths and changes taken place throughout that period of time. In England‚ a variety of rulers such as King Henry VIII‚ Queen “Bloody” Mary Tudor‚ and Queen Elizabeth I ultimately result in the decline of England’s wealth. Thus‚ resulting in England’s economics to decline with each reign. From trade in the Mediterranean Sea between the Middle East and Europe‚ an exchanging of ideas and products take place such

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    Third Amendment of the US Constitution. 1st Dec‚ 1665 The Great Plague of London Killed almost 20% of London’s population. This was the second and last time that the bubonic plague had a major outbreak in Europe. 1st Jan‚ 1688 The Glorious Revolution The overthrow of King James II of England. Also the first and only time that England had joint monarchs‚ William of Orange and Mary II of England. Time Span Events-Important People 13th Dec‚ 1560 to 22nd Dec‚ 1641 Maximilien de Béthune‚ Duke

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    The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution: Men of Ideas Creating Change Nicole Hill The eighteenth century is often referred to as the Enlightenment. The ideas of many individuals combined to create a movement that would not only sweep across Europe‚ but reach as far as the America’s. The idea of a world without caste‚ class or institutionalized crudity was what many were striving to achieve. Coinciding with the Enlightenment was the Scientific Revolution. Advancements in astronomy‚ technology

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    Britain‚ declaring the liberties and rights of the citizens while setting a succession in Mary II and William II following the 1688’s Glorious Revolution during which deposition of James II took place. It enumerates certain rights to which common people and permanent residents of the constitutional monarch were thought to be entitled in the late 17th century. The Bill of Rights is the English precursor to the Constitution‚ the petition of right and the Magna Carta. It limited the English sovereign

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    17 November 2014 DBQ: The Scientific Revolution Imagine life as we know it without science. This may be hard to do‚ considering that scientific technology is now a perpetual symbol of modern-day life. Everything we see‚ everything we touch‚ and everything we ingest—all conceived of scientific research. But how did it come to be this way? Was it not only centuries ago that science began to surpass the authority of the church? Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries‚ natural philosophers‚ now

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