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Period: Sep 18, 1540 to
Enlightments
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Sep 18, 1543
Heliocentric Theory
Heliocentric theory came from Copernicus. The heliocentric theory is how the Sun is the center of the Earth. Copernicus challenged the Catholic church. -
Law of Gravity
The person who came up with the law of gravity was Newton. When something goes up it must come down,because of gravity. -
Leviathan
The Leviathan was published by Hobbes,a philosopher. Leviathan was about how we should have self-preservation. -
The Social Contract
The social contract was published by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This book argues that laws are binding ony when supported by the general will of the people. -
Independence
American colonies declared independence from the British because they were being tax against. -
The Storming of the Bastille
Bastille was a prison to show that the king still had the power. The storming of the Bastille is when a mob stole 28,000 rifles and went to the Bastille for the gun powder. -
French Revolution
This revolution started from enlightment ideas. The people wanted the government to serve them instead of the people serving the government. -
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary wrote a book called "A Vindication of the Rights o Woman" Mary believed that woman should have equality in education and marraige. -
King Louis XVI is Executed
KIng Louis XVI let the country's finance fall. This started the French Revolution in which he was charged for treason and executed from the throne. -
Napoleon is Emperor
Napolean snatched the crown from the pope and no one stopped him from it.
