Culture & IdeasThe 18th century

Culture & Ideas in the 18th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged culture and ideas — art, language, science and learning, narrowed to the 18th century — 6 of them, drawn from 6 nations, running from 1729 to 1792. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
6
Nations
6
Earliest
1729
Latest
1792
Africa
2
Europe
2
Asia
1
South America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Benin

    First written record of the women warriors

    European observers recorded Dahomey's distinctive all-female troops — the Agojie or Mino, later called the 'Amazons' — who would become an elite, high-status corps of the royal army.

    Era: Ouidah, the slave trade, King Ghezo and the Agojie

    Sources: Dahomey women warriors (the 'Amazons') · Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Dahomey Amazons · BlackPast.org / African American Registry

  2. Asia

    Turkmenistan

    Magtymguly Pyragy and Turkmen poetry

    The poet Magtymguly Pyragy (1724–c. 1807) wrote in the Turkmen language and called for the unity of the tribes; he is revered as the father of Turkmen literature and national identity.

    Era: The Turkmen Tribes and the Russian Conquest

    Sources: Turkmenistan — Turkmen tribes and Russian invasion · Encyclopædia Britannica, Turkmenistan: A Country Study (in 'Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: Country Studies') · Library of Congress, Federal Research Division

  3. Europe

    Bulgaria

    Paisius of Hilendar and the National Revival

    The monk Paisius of Hilendar completed his 'Slavonic-Bulgarian History', a passionate call to national pride conventionally taken as the start of the Bulgarian National Revival.

    Era: Ottoman Rule and the National Revival

    Sources: Bulgaria: Ottoman rule, National Revival and the end of the 19th century · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Bulgarian Revolt Against the Ottoman Empire · EBSCO Research Starters

  4. Africa

    Senegal

    House of Slaves built on Gorée

    The Maison des Esclaves is constructed on Gorée; it later becomes a museum and a contested memorial to the Atlantic slave trade.

    Era: Atlantic Trade, Gorée and Saint-Louis

    Sources: House of Slaves · Wikipedia, Island of Gorée (World Heritage List) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  5. Europe

    Slovakia

    Bernolák's first written Slovak

    The Catholic priest Anton Bernolák codified an early written Slovak based on western dialects, an opening move in the national awakening that the next generation would supersede.

    Era: The Slovak National Awakening

    Sources: Slovak literature · Encyclopaedia Britannica, History of Slovakia · Slovakia.travel (official tourism portal)

  6. South America

    Ecuador

    Espejo founds Quito's first newspaper

    The physician and writer Eugenio Espejo, precursor of independence, launches Quito's first newspaper and presses Enlightenment ideas.

    Era: Conquest, Colony and the Quito School

    Sources: Santa Cruz y Espejo, Francisco Javier Eugenio de (1747-1795) · Encyclopedia.com (Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture)