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.
In 868 AD, during the Reconquista period, Christians conquered the Iberian Peninsula, and the First Country of Portugal was formed. Then, around 1128, the Battle of Sao Mamede occurred. Count of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, defeated his mother, and thereby established himself as sole leader. Upon his proclamation of himself as King in 1139, Henriques officially declared Portugal independent.