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1215
Magna Carta
was signed establishing the foundation of english rights -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
developed the heliocentric theory -
The Baroque Period
began in art,music,and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers) -
Johannes Kepler
discovered planetary motion -
Galileo
used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory -
William Harvey
showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body -
The Palace of Versailles
was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
The English Civil War
began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporter of the King) -
Louis XIV
became king of France -
Charles I of England
was beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
Published Leviathan- social contract (people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order) -
Oliver Cromwell
began his rule of England as the lord Protector -
The Restoration of Charles II
the monarchy was put back in control in england -
Isaac Newton
published his law of gravity -
Peter I
became the czar of Russia -
James II
became the king of England -
William And Mary
became the leaders of England ( this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution) -
The English Bill of Rights
was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power -
John Locke
Published Two Treaties on Government - detailing separation f powers in government -
St.Petersburg
became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great -
The age of Reason
(the Enlightenment) began -
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
was started by Peter the Great -
The classical period
began in art, music , and architecture ( Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers ) -
Montesquieu
published On the Spirit of Laws - detailing separation of powers in government -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
wrote The Social Contract - free individuals create a society and government -
The American Revolution
began which was heavily influenced by the age of enlightenment -
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence -
the Constitution
was ratified on the United States -
The Bill of Rights
(first 10 amendments)was added to the constitution of the United States -
The French Revolution
began having been influenced by the enlightenment and American Revolution -
The storming of Bastille
was the symbolic start of French Revolution -
The reign of terror
marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolutions -
Louis XVI was executed
at the guillotine -
Marie Antoinette was executed
at the guillotine -
Edward Jenner
introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox -
Napoleon Bonaparte
seized power in France in a coup d'etat -
All weather Roads
were created to improve year round transport and trade -
Eugene Delecroix
began the transition of art to the Romantic school
