The Industrial Revolution, which begain in England in the middle 1700's, and spread across the globe, led to every social, political, economic and psychological change made.osted on. (Answer #2). As Jared Diamond explains in his book, Guns, Germs and Steel, the Industrial Revolution placed the world on the fast track to the most complex society ever imagined.
Independence for Brazil. Portugal's royal family debarked on a fleet of ships in late November 1807, barely escaping from Napoleon's military, taking with them their royal carriages, the crown jewels and much other baggage. Portugal's queen, Maria, was incapacitated with fears.
Brazil, Portugal Empire. Richard Cavendish explains how a fleet led by Pedro Ãlvares Cabral reached the Brazilian coast on April 22nd, 1500. The discovery of Brazil was an episode in the creation of a Portuguese commercial empire which in less than a hundred years extended to four continents.