This question is inspired by Bao et al. (2002) “Geographic factors and China’s regional development under market reforms‚ 1978–1998”. The article can be found on the course website. Please read this paper before answering the following questions. a) In the first lecture of this course‚ we emphasized the importance of institutions in explaining the differences in economic prosperity across regions. In this paper‚ the authors emphasized the role of geographical factors in explaining the variations
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Neil Phillips Jr. History 52 5/30/2012 During the 16th and 17th centuries Europe underwent change in Science. The Scientific Revolution changed the way people were able to perceive things and with this it attacked the already instituted system of Scholasticism. This new perception had effect on other areas besides science; it had an effect on philosophy. Natural philosophers using reason instead of faith‚ produced philosophies based on existing knowledge. These natural philosophers include Francis
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around the globe created a false belief that the world we live in was stationary. They also believed that the earth was the center of the solar system. It wasn’t until the 1500’s that this theory was challenged. The time of scientific discovery was known as the scientific revolution. During this time‚ there were many improvements in science and experimentation. Old theories were being rejected by new laws that proved them wrong. As science improved‚ so did the world of philosophy. With science and philosophy
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opposed each other’s ideas such as John Locke who “Diametrically opposed the pessimistic Hobbes” (What is the English enlightenment). Francis Bacon was one of the earliest and most influential enlightenment thinkers. He was known as the father of the scientific method‚ which was a new turn in the framework for science. His philosophies and discoveries would soon be the foundation in which other thinkers would build upon. Isaac Newton‚ another physicist and mathematician‚ made new discoveries in the laws
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The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the West. Bob Allen Professor of Economic History Oxford University Graham Lecture‚ 2008 Why are some countries rich and others poor? Since 1500‚ incomes have risen in most of the world‚ however: • Incomes have risen fastest in the countries that were richer in 1500 • Consequently‚ world inequality is much greater today than in 1500 • In 1500‚ average income in the UK was only 30% higher than in India • Today‚ the average UK income is ten times that
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but the main discovery of the laws of motion severely impacted the Industrial Revolution. Newton’s scientific discoveries‚ opened doors for many inventions‚ technologies‚ and other major advancements during the Industrial Revolution. Sir Isaac Newton lead a life of scientific research and discoveries‚ and found three laws of motion that became the foundation of the automobile industry and began the Industrial Revolution. Sir Isaac Newton became an esteemed scientist through his academic career and
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History. the renaissance. -rebirth;period of west european’s history where there was a great philosophical and artistic movement. -14th to 17th century before the renaissance -decline in middle ages -focuses were mainly on rural and agricultural -writings mostly concerned with the Church -feudalism to national monarchies -man became interested with the affairs of the world; they began to drift from the Church; they started to question life; -crusades origin of italian renaisance the renaissance
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humanism on the culture and art of the Renaissance‚ on Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation‚ and on the scientists of the Scientific Revolution. Humanism created the new mindset that was the bases for the Western Civilization and the Modern World; this mindset believed there was more importance and power in an individual than before and the
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The scientific revolution caused a major impact on our history today. This revolution unfolded roughly between the years of 1500-1750‚ stating with Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) to Isaac Newton9 (1642-1727). (http://users.clas.ufl.edu/ufhatch/pages/03-sci-rev/sci-rev-teaching/03sr-definition-concept.htm) This revolution drastically changes the viewpoints of society by changing concepts that were widely accepted since ancient times. Copernicus‚ Galileo‚ and Newton were all major figures hope
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enlightenment across Europe as people began to question the teachings and the overall infidelity of the church. Beginning in the seventeenth century Europeans began seeing a shift from the med-evil teachings of the church to a more enlightened scientific world. Although the Catholics were still against science and political democracy‚ a wave of new Protestants were very progressive. With the Catholic Church becoming aware that it was losing some of its following to science‚ it tried desperate
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