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  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    was signed establishing the foundation of english rights
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    developed the heliocentric theory
  • The Baroque Period

    The Baroque Period

    began in art,music,and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers)
  • Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler

    discovered planetary motion
  • Galileo

    Galileo

    used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey

    showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body
  • The Palace of Versailles

    The Palace of Versailles

    was built under the reign of Louis XIV
  • The English Civil War

    The English Civil War

    began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporter of the King)
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV

    became king of France
  • Charles I of England

    Charles I of England

    was beheaded
  • Thomas Hobbes

    Thomas Hobbes

    Published Leviathan- social contract (people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
  • Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell

    began his rule of England as the lord Protector
  • The Restoration of Charles II

    The Restoration of Charles II

    the monarchy was put back in control in england
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

    published his law of gravity
  • Peter I

    Peter I

    became the czar of Russia
  • James II

    James II

    became the king of England
  • William And Mary

    William And Mary

    became the leaders of England ( this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution)
  • The English Bill of Rights

    The English Bill of Rights

    was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power
  • John Locke

    John Locke

    Published Two Treaties on Government - detailing separation f powers in government
  • St.Petersburg

    St.Petersburg

    became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great
  • The age of Reason

    The age of Reason

    (the Enlightenment) began
  • Francois-Marie Arouet

    Francois-Marie Arouet

    changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
  • The novel

    became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrot Don Quixote)
  • The Westernization of Russia

    The Westernization of Russia

    was started by Peter the Great
  • The classical period

    The classical period

    began in art, music , and architecture ( Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers )
  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu

    published On the Spirit of Laws - detailing separation of powers in government
  • Jean Jacques Rousseau

    Jean Jacques Rousseau

    wrote The Social Contract - free individuals create a society and government
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    began which was heavily influenced by the age of enlightenment
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    wrote the Declaration of Independence
  • the Constitution

    the Constitution

    was ratified on the United States
  • The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights

    (first 10 amendments)was added to the constitution of the United States
  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    began having been influenced by the enlightenment and American Revolution
  • The storming of Bastille

    The storming of Bastille

    was the symbolic start of French Revolution
  • The reign of terror

    The reign of terror

    marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolutions
  • Louis XVI was executed

    Louis XVI was executed

    at the guillotine
  • Marie Antoinette was executed

    Marie Antoinette was executed

    at the guillotine
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    seized power in France in a coup d'etat
  • All weather Roads

    All weather Roads

    were created to improve year round transport and trade
  • Eugene Delecroix

    Eugene Delecroix

    began the transition of art to the Romantic school