MODERN AGE
MODERN AGE: It began with the discovery of the American continent in 1492 and ended with the French Revolution in 1789.
Exploration and discoveries
Economic transformation
-Agriculture: was the main economic activity.
-Commerce: was growing.
-More people began travelling to other countries
-European countries produced more coins, using silver and gold from America.
-The first banks
-Industry: was starting
-The first modern factories appeared
Society
Society was divided into three groups:
-NOBILITY: royalty and members from the upper class (lords and ladies)
-CLERGY: church officials (bishops, priests)
-COMMONERS:
-Burghers
-Example: merchants, doctors, lawyers, artisans, shopkeepers
-They lived in towns and cities.
-Peasants
-They lived in the country.
-The largest social group
-They were very poor and lived in terrible conditions.
Spanish monarchy
The Catholic Kings:
-United their kingdoms (Castilla and Aragón)
-Conquered:
-Canary Islands
-Kingdom of Granada
-Melilla
-Kingdom of Navarra
-Kingdom of Napoles
-Gave money to Columbus for the journey in which America was discovered.
-Increased their power
-Were intolerant toward other religions.
XVI Century: Carlos I and Felipe II (Habsburgs dynasty)
Art and Culture
The origin of modern science: Enlightenment or the Age of Reason
-Changes that favoured the development:
-Curiosity about the world
-The study of nature
-Scientific method
-Printing press
-Technical advances
-Development in mathematics, physics, astronomy and medicine
-Greatest thinkers: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Servet, Descartes, Bacon, Pascal, Newton, Linnaeus and Jenner.
Summary
Actividades de repaso
EL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE AMÉRICA: PULSE AQUÍ
EL IMPERIO ESPAÑOL: PULSE AQUÍ
EL FINAL DEL IMPERIO ESPAÑOL: PULSE AQUÍ
LA SOCIEDAD Y LA CULTURA: PULSE AQUÍ
LA EDAD MODERNA: PULSE AQUÍ