HIST 1007 Chapter : HIST 11 5 14
Document Summary
November 5, 2014: democratization began to have profound effects that started in europe and spread outward. Scientific revolution c. 1550-1700: world was rational and operated under laws that encouraged scientific. Enlightenment c. 1550-1800 increased: movement by which many came to regard reason as the source of inquiry inquiry. Islamic legacy, greek legacy, and christian legacy preserved today, ideas of: renaissance, reformation, new world discoveries, through reason, humanity could figure out better way to organize society. United states of america, 1776-1781, haitian revolution, 1791-1804, These resistances offered alternative vision for future: maya used indigenous religion to carve out identity against corrupt oligarchy practices, coastal elites of latin america trying to modernize backlands. November 5, 2014: working class often opposed capitalist system because hurt their status economically. Themes in the 20th century: transnational systems gain strength, cultural diffusions through technology and economics tensions.
