Science and iventions classical era Flashcards
Inventions
Steam engines
Spinning wheel
Electricity {ben franklin}
Industrialization control over enviroment
French revolution
Saw the overthrowing of the oppresive aristocracy and establishing a democracy rule by the middle class
Printing
Improvements in printing spread knowledge to the public outside of the control of the church or aristocracy
The growing literate middle class
The growing literate middle class no longer spent their time listening to music but began to study it.
becoming amateur musicians and creating an opportunity for composers to break away from the patronage of the church and aristocracy
classical period can be seen as
the classical period can be seen as the dying of old and the birth of something else. A transition from the aristocracy and religious rule to a focus on the individual and his/her potential to be successful whether born into aristocracy or not.