"The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen" was modeled after the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration of Independence.
Germany saw a revival through men like Schubert. Lieder brought German composers back to the front of the music scene. It also brought about a sense of pride for the German people.
The scientific revolution was an important period of time that took place from the end of the Renaissance and lasted until the 18th century in Europe. The scientific revolution led drastic changes in the way the world was conceived and how humans ordered their universe and understood the world around them. The growth in empiricism, mathematics, astronomy, physics, biology, and many other scientific fields began the process of human kind gaining greater insight into the world around them in a way that was in line with empirical knowledge and the scientific method. The scientific revolution laid the groundwork for the creation of all scientific inquiry that came after this period of time.
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The compass was one of the first inventions to greatly help the early navigators through their travels.