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The Industrial Revolution improved life in Europe in many ways. Manufactured goods became cheaper and more available. All the inventions made life easier because they grew wealthier and joined the middle class.

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In 1769 a big step toward manufactured clothing came. That year, an Englishman named Richard Arkwright invented a water powered machine that was called a water frame and it produced dozens of threads at one time.

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Great Britain provided the setting for the Industrial Revolution. They also had the resources needed for Industrial Growth. These Resources included labor, raw materials, and money to invest.

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In the early 1700's people had to do most of their work themselves and use their resources. Then around the mid- 1500's people started inventing machines to make goods and supplies. This is called the Industrial Revolution.

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In 1799 France was eager for a change in leadership so that year Napoleon Bonaparte took control. Many French people welcomed him because his he seemed to support the revolutions goals. In 1804 he crowned himself emperor.

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A major cause of the French Revolution was anger over the differences between social classes. In France, the king ruled over a society split into 3 different parts called estates. The Catholic Clergy made up the first estate and they enjoyed many benefits while the nobles made up the second estate and held important parts in the government, military, and courts. Finally, the third estate was made of craft workers, peasants, and shopkeepers.

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The 1600's and 1700's were a time of great change in Europe. Some changes were peaceful, such as those in science. Other changes were more violent. In England North America and France new ideas about government led to war and the Age Of Revolution.

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In The 1600's and 1700's people began to put a great importance on reason of logical thought. The use of reason in shaping people's ideas about society and politics defined a period called the Enlightenment. The period of Enlightenment is also known as The Age Of Reason.

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Sir Isaac Newton made some of the greatest advances of the scientific revolution. He made exciting contributions to both math and physics. Newton today is probably best known for his observations about gravity, the force that attracts objects to each other.

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Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas wouldn't be possible without Queen Isabella. Queen Isabella helped Christopher Columbus by paying him in ships for his voyage. Because of Queen Isabella and others Christopher Columbus was able to complete his journey.

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In some of Europe Catholics and Protestants lived together in peace, but in other places bloody wars broke out. These wars left part of Europe in ruins. Finally, these wars led to political and social changes in Europe.

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In the early 1500's Europeans complained about problems that happened in the Roman Catholic church. They thought the church was corrupt. the complaints led to a religious movement called the reformation.

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The movable type printing press helped the ideas of the Renaissance spread beyond Italy. It also made it so people could easily share ideas with others in distant areas.

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At the end of the Middle Ages the people in Europe discovered the Renaissance. It lasted form the 1350's to 1500's. Renaissance is French for "rebirth".