Ideological shifts that revolutionized the Atlantic world between 1750 and 1900, reexamining the role of religion in public life and promoting empiricist thinking
Enlightenment philosophies
Promoted new understandings of human rights, the individual, and social hierarchies that challenged traditional political and social structures
Resulted in reform movements pushing for women's suffrage, the abolition of slavery, and the end of serfdom
Nationalism
Governments around the world used people's sense of unity surrounding religion, language, and social customs to promote nationalistic ideologies that were manifest in state-building enterprises
Nationalist movements
German unification
Italian unification
Revolutions
Discontent with monarchy and imperialism, often inspired by liberal democratic ideals, led to rebellions and revolts against existing power structures
Industrial Revolutions
A variety of environmental, societal, and technological changes that occurred from 1750 to 1900
George Berkeley: 'Principles of Human Knowledge'
Marco's "Treatise on the Principles of Human Knowledge" was published