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1722 BCE
Iroquois
historically powerful and important northeast Native American confederacy. they were known during the colonial years to the French as the" Iroquois League" and later as the "Iroquios confederacy" and to the english as the five nations. -
753 BCE
Ancient Roman Empire
Ancient Rome was an italic civilization that began on the Italian peninsula as early as the 8th century B.C. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world. -
500 BCE
Ancient Greece
classical period of ancient history, is fixed between about 500B.C., when the Greeks began to come into conflict with the kingdom of Persia to the east, and the death of the Macedonian king and conqueror Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
First drafted by Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between unpopular king and a group of rebel barons, irt promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from llegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. -
Petition of right
It's a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
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John Locke
In England he lived to become one of the most influential people in England and perhaps, one of the most influential people of the 17th century. Before his death on October 28th 1704 he would earn the title as the Father of the liberal philosophy. -
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Montesquieu
a French lawyer, man of letters,and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of poweres, which implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. -
English Bill of Rights
an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689. The bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. -
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Thomas Paine
formulated his ideas on american Independence in his phamplet common sense.In his common sense, Paine states that sooner or later independence from England must come, because America has lost touch with the mother country.
