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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)
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|[[Battle of Waterloo]]
|[[Battle of Waterloo]]
|1815 Marked the end of Napoleon's reign in France when he was defeated by Prussia and Great Britain
|1815 Marked the end of Napoleon's reign in France when he was defeated by Prussia and Great Britain
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|Bernhard Riemann
|(September 17, 1826 – July 20, 1866) Was an influential German mathematician who made lasting contributions to to differential geometry and analysis. Some of these contributions enabled future developments of general relativity.
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|[[Congress of Vienna]]
|[[Congress of Vienna]]
|Established during the Congress of Vienna; alliances between the nations requiring assistance of each other if war broke out, protecting against any revolutions or invasion; adopted changes including the legitimacy of monarchies and growing nationalism in Europe
|Established during the Congress of Vienna; alliances between the nations requiring assistance of each other if war broke out, protecting against any revolutions or invasion; adopted changes including the legitimacy of monarchies and growing nationalism in Europe
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|Edmund Burke
|Constitution of the United States
|(1729-1797) a conservative Irish statesman in the British parliament who sided with the American colonies in the period leading up to the American Revolution. He coined the phrase "salutary neglect" for the colonies, and his political assessments were often brilliant, as when he predicted a bad outcome for the French Revolution.
|(1787) The oldest working constitution in the world, it established a masterful design for government.
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|Cotton
|Cotton is a natural fiber used in clothing. It comes from the seed of the cotton plant. People have grown cotton since 3000 B.C. and traded it for other goods.
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|David Hume
|David Hume
|(1711-1776) A Scottish philosopher and historian who promoted materialism and naturalism rather than spirituality. He was a “skeptic” (non-believer) towards religion, and wrote "A Treatise on Human Nature." Hume believed in relativism rather than absolute truth.
|(1711-1776) A Scottish philosopher and historian who promoted materialism and naturalism rather than spirituality. He was a “skeptic” (non-believer) towards religion, and wrote "A Treatise on Human Nature." Hume believed in relativism rather than absolute truth.
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|Declaration of Independence
|Declaration of Independence
|(1776) Established the right of the people break their "social contract" with a ruler (a king) when he violates natural rights, such as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
|(1776) Established the right of the people break their "social contract" with a ruler (a king) when he violates natural rights, such as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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|United States Constitution
|Edmund Burke
|(1787) The oldest working constitution in the world, it established a masterful design for government.
|(1729-1797) a conservative Irish statesman in the British parliament who sided with the American colonies in the period leading up to the American Revolution. He coined the phrase "salutary neglect" for the colonies, and his political assessments were often brilliant, as when he predicted a bad outcome for the French Revolution.
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|The Federalist Papers
|The Federalist Papers
|(1788) Brilliant essays encouraging ratification of the U.S. Constitution, written mostly by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
|(1788) Brilliant essays encouraging ratification of the U.S. Constitution, written mostly by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
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|Immanuel Kant
|(1724-1804) A leading German philosopher, Kant felt that behavior is moral only if it would work as a rule if everyone did it (e.g., littering would thus be immoral). Kant wrote “A Critique of Pure Reason” to criticize the use of pure reason to determine morality.
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|Industrial Revolution
|Industrial Revolution
|the totality of the changes in economic and social organizationthat began about 1760 in England and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments. Origin 1840-1850
|the totality of the changes in economic and social organizationthat began about 1760 in England and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments. Origin 1840-1850
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|Cotton
|James Clerk Maxwell
|Cotton is a natural fiber used in clothing. It comes from the seed of the cotton plant. People have grown cotton since 3000 B.C. and traded it for other goods.
|(1831-1879)British physicist. Maxwell is ranked as the foremost physical scientist of the 19th century. His greatest achievement was the synthesis of the contributions of Faraday, Gauss, and Ampère into a single coherent electromagnetic theory. Of his several academic appointments the most important was the post of professor of experimental physics at Cambridge. He made contributions of fundamental importance to many branches of physics. The maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux, was named in his honor.
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|Johann Sebastian Bach
|Johann Sebastian Bach
|1685-1750 German composer famous for Fugues, Inventions, English Suites and Passion according to St. Matthew.
|1685-1750 German composer famous for Fugues, Inventions, English Suites and Passion according to St. Matthew.
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|Louis Pasteur
|Louis Pasteur
|1822–95,French chemist and bacteriologist who founded microbiology invented pasteurization, and discovered vaccinations for anthrax, rabies, and chicken cholera.
|1822–95,French chemist and bacteriologist who founded microbiology invented pasteurization, and discovered vaccinations for anthrax, rabies, and chicken cholera.
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|Bernhard Riemann
|Louis XVI
|(September 17, 1826 – July 20, 1866) Was an influential German mathematician who made lasting contributions to to differential geometry and analysis. Some of these contributions enabled future developments of general relativity.
|Louis XVI was the king of France from 1774 to October 1792. On August tenth during the French Revolution he was arrested. He was tried and found guilt of high treason. He was then executed by the guillotine on 21 January 1793.
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|Slavery
|Slavery
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|Prince Henry the Navigator
|Prince Henry the Navigator
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|Prince Henry the Navigator (Dom Henrique) was the son of King João of Portugal, born in 1394. He is most famous for the voyages of discovery that he organised and financed, which eventually led to the rounding of Africa and the establishment of sea routes to the Indies.
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|Bartholomew Diaz
|Bartholomew Diaz
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[Second French Empire]
[Second French Empire]
Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic in France.
|Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic in France.
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|George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-1797) and commander in chief of the Continental Army. He was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775-1797, leading the American victory over Britain in the American Revolution and was the unanimous choice to serve as president. He voluntarily stepped down from office in 1796.
|George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-1797) and commander in chief of the Continental Army. He was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775-1797, leading the American victory over Britain in the American Revolution and was the unanimous choice to serve as president. He voluntarily stepped down from office in 1796.
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|United Kingdom
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| The term "United Kingdom" refers to the combination of "Great Britain" and "Northern Ireland" which is part of the island of Ireland.
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|Ludwig Van Beethoven
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|Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) revolutionized instrumental music and took it to new heights never thought possible. Beethoven became totally deaf at the age of forty. He wrote most of his best music while he was total deaf.
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|King Henry VIII
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|Henry VIII was born in 1491 and died in 1547. He became king of England in April 1509. His reign ended when he died in 1547. Henry VIII is most known for founding the Church of England.
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