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Period: 6000 BCE to 404 BCE
Ancient Greek Democracy
Democracy in ancient Greece served as one of the first forms of self-ruled government in the ancient world. -
1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. -
Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic rebirth following the Middle Ages. -
Period: 1400 to
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
The confederacy, made up of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas was intended as a way to unite the nations and create a peaceful means of decision making. -
Period: 1517 to
Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe. -
Period: to
Enlightenment
The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith. -
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was an epic political and military struggle when 13 of Britain's North American colonies rejected its imperial rule. -
Period: to
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. -
Period: to
Changes to the Class System
Social classes began to diminish and class structure emerged.