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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
document that made kings equal to his people
Magna Carta was written by a group of 13th-century barons, to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king -
British Petition of Rights
British peoples participated in petitions for their basic human rights
important document setting out the rights and liberties of the subject as opposed to the prerogatives of the crown -
America Declares Independence
America seperates from British Empire
Declared 'all men created equal' -
French Revolution
Signed their own declaration of independance and based it on Natural Law. Their flag colours are their belifes, meaning; Life, Liberty and The Right to Pursue what will make one happy. -
Mahata Gandi
Leader of India Protests, insisting everyone had rights -
World War One
global war centered in Europe
one of the largest wars in history -
World War One Ends
after four years or war, comes signed peace treaties nationally -
World War Two
holocaust
most widespread war in history -
United Nations Established
the aftermath of World War II
intergovernmental organization, purpose of saving future generations from the devastation of international conflict. -
World War Two Ends
altered the political alignment and social structure of the world -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society
national and international
declares the rights that everyone in the entire world should have -
Cyrus the great of Babylon
abolished slavery, gave freedom of religion.
The reign of Cyrus the Great lasted between 29 and 31 years.
Influence on both Eastern and Western civilizations. -
Roman Empire
Created the concept of Natural Law
natural law is a view that certain rights/values are inherent in universally cognizable by virtue of human reason or human nature,
