The birth of Modern Science is one of the most important events of the Modern Age and was the work of researchers such as Copernicus, Galileo and T. Brahe. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe Modern Science , that is, the science that managed to articulate the method of observation and experimentation with
For thousands of years man has occupied, enabled and organized the environment, this has been happening from primitive man to the present. Man arose from the same origin, regardless of color or race, as we came from a common ancestor. Because of the divergence about the origin of man, the intellec
By Rainer Sousa Theories that talk about the occupation of man in the Americas work with a very varied universe of dates, covering the range between 30 and 60 thousand years ago. In this field, we observe a vast number of archaeological, geological and paleontological researches interested in answer
By Rainer Sousa Despite being conceived as a spiritual and superior being, the God of Christendom has always been the subject of several attempts at representation. Often inspired by the Genesis account, which tells us that we were conceived in his image and likeness, artists have tried to solve thi
By Rainer SousaAs a space marked by the Jesuit missionary action, Colonial Brazil was always very close to artistic manifestations of religious inspiration. Several churches built in the great centers of colonization (such as Olinda, Recife, Salvador, Diamantina and Vila Rica), were marked by the
Spanish Navigations and the Treaty of Tordesillas While the Portuguese explored the African coast heading towards the Indies, the Spaniards fought to reconquer their territories in the Iberian peninsula lost to the Arabs. The kingdom of Spain was slow to be formed by the prolonged struggle between t
Dutch mercantilism brought together maritime trade and industrial activities fostered by banks, such as the Bank of Amsterdam. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe Mercantilism assumed different facets within the European colonial system. The Iberian colonialist matrix, made up of Portugal and Spain, diver
Mercantilism was the set of economic practices used by absolutist nations during the Modern Age. It was a transition from feudalism to capitalism. The mercantilism was the set of economic practices used by the absolutist nations of Europe during the Modern Age, specifically between the 15th and 18t
Martin Luther began his life as a Catholic and died a heretic. He was an Augustinian monk, fervent in meditations and prayers , but died married to a former nun. The demand for indulgences was the main reason why Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg, criticizing what,
1492- Christopher Columbus arrived in America and declared it a colony of Spain. 1492- The Spaniards conquered Granada and ended the domination of Spain by the Muslim Moors. 1517- The Reformation began in Germany. 1519-1522 Fernão de Magalhães commanded the first voyage around the world. 152
Economic liberalism developed in the 18th and 19th centuries and still today constitutes one of the main philosophical and economic doctrines ever formulated. By Me. Cláudio FernandesLiberalism, in general, and liberalism economical, in particular, they comprise a set of premises about human action
John Wyclif and Jan Hus crafted new interpretations of Christian doctrine that would influence Martin Luther more than a century later. By Tales PintoMartin Luther was the main name associated with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. However, considerable parts of his reforming ide
Haitis independence was the first successful movement of its kind in the Americas, resulting in the abolition of slavery in the country. By Tales PintoThe Independence of Haiti of the French metropolis took place in 1804, after a bloody battle on the Antillean island, in which the white population
The Invention of Printing took place in the 15th century by the German Johannes Gutenberg. This invention was one of the greatest revolutions of modernity. By Me. Cláudio FernandesLike the invention of the telescope by Galileo Galileo, in the 17th century, revolutionized astronomy, the invention of
The invasions Dutch were the military expeditions organized by the Dutch to occupy the Brazilian Northeast in the first half of the 17th century. The motivation for this invasion is directly related to the Iberian Union and the diplomatic relations of three nations:Portugal, Spain and Holland.The Du
The Pernambuco Insurrection took place between the 1640s and 1650s, resulting in the expulsion of the Dutch from Brazilian lands. The so-called Insurrection Pernambucana occurred in the context of the Dutch occupation of part of the Northeast region of Brazil, including the region of Pernambuco. T
The religious and ideological rise of the Church during the Middle Ages distinctly marked Europe between the 5th and 15th centuries. Counting on churches, monasteries and cathedrals scattered throughout this territory, and supported by various political authorities of the time, Catholicism seemed to
Independence from the United States resulted from the clash of colonists interests with those of England. The declaration of independence took place on July 4, 1776. The independence of the United States it was declared on July 4, 1776 and recognized by the British in 1783, after five years of war.
The Inconfidência Mineira, a movement of revolt against the Portuguese crown, was the most important Brazilian political event of the 18th century. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe movement known as Inconfidência Mineira took place in the then Captaincy of Minas Gerais, in the 1780s. The so-called incon
Colonial impunity was associated with weak enforcement of penal codes and the high rate of crimes committed. Currently, some cases of crime are commonly reported in some Brazilian city whose author goes unpunished. Well, this disastrous feature of our society is not something new. The practice of i
With its capital built on the ancient city of Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire was the direct descendant of the Eastern Roman Empire . It lasted nearly a thousand years, until Constantinople was taken. by the Turks in 1453. After the fall of Rome in 476, a major break in Roman history, it is accepted
BRUIX, Eustache (Fort-Dauphin, Santo Domingo, July 17, 1759 - Paris, March 18, 1805). born from a distinguished family, originally from Béarn, he embarked as a volunteer on a merchant vessel. Two years later (1778), he was guard of the navy, made his first campaign on the frigate the Fox, and his s
one of the greats of the Luftwaffe Joachim Müncheberg is one of the friendliest characters in the Luftwaffe and was among the best fighter pilots when he accidentally disappeared in March 1943.Born on December 31, 1918, at Friedrichshof in Pomerania, he joined the Lutwaffe shortly before the declar
The RAE defines the word hitman as hired killer and, in fact, today we tend to apply it in that sense in different contexts. However, the origin of the term is the Latin sicarius (plural sicarii ), a reference to a type of dagger or short sword, the sica, used by a group of Jewish fanatics who in th