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539 BCE
Cyrus Cylinder
The armies of Cyrus the Great(the first king of ancient Persia, his actions started a new form of life for man, he was the first man to freed slaves and to declare that they had the right to choose their religion, and he also established racial equality. These and many other orders from this king were recorded on a baked-clay cylinder in the Akkadian language with cuneiform script. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
One of the most famous documents on the world, it was made by Juan I de Ingland en Runnymede. -
Petition of Right
It established the petition sought recognition of four principles: no taxation without the consent of Parliament, no imprisonment without cause, no quartering of soldiers on subjects, and no martial law in peacetime. -
US Constitution
Established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. -
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance etc. -
US Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. James Madison wrote the amendments
