Modern History 16th Century

Modern History goes from_____ to______

• (3200 BC – AD 476)´(3200 BC – AD 476)

• (476 AD – 1492 AD)

• (1492 AD – 1789 AD)

• (1789 AD-Present day)

Modern History is a time of

• great civilization.

• knights and castles.

• great geographical and scientific discoveries

• political and industrial revolutions.

The three centuries included in Modern History are...

• 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

• 13th, 14th and 15th centuries

• 19th, 20th and 21st centuries

The 16th century is called...

• RENAISSANCE (RENACIMIENTO)

• BAROQUE (BARROCO)

• ENLIGHTEMENT (ILUSTRACIÓN)

During the Middle Ages people explained the World refering to

• natural and rational explanations.

• God, miracles and the Bible.

• technological reasons.

During the Renaissance (Renacimiento) educated people started to explaing the World refering to..

• natural and rational explanations.

• God, miracles and the Bible.

• technological reasons.

They discovered the scientific method..

• prediction-observation-conclusion

• prediction-experimentation-observation

• prediction-experimentation-observation-conclusion

• prediction-experimentation-conclusion

Gutenberg invented the printing press (la imprenta) that

• helped Europeans to explore the world.

• circunnavigated the Earth proving that it was round.

• helped knowledge to spread much faster than before.

• the Earth revolves around the Sun (Heliocentism).

Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei proved that

• helped Europeans to explore the world.

• circunnavigated the Earth proving that it was round.

• helped knowledge to spread much faster than before.

• the Earth revolves around the Sun (Heliocentism).

The Magallanes-Elcano expedition

• helped Europeans to explore the world.

• circunnavigated the Earth proving that it was round.

• helped knowledge to spread much faster than before.

• the Earth revolves around the Sun (Heliocentism).