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Period: 1450 to
Age of Discovery
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1492
Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas
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Period: 1500 to
Height of the Renaissance
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1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 Thesis
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Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
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1518
Cortes conquers the Aztecs in Mexico
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1530
Calvin creates a new form of Protestantism
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1534
Henry VIII splits from Catholic Church
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Period: 1540 to
Scientific Revolution
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1543
Copernicus creates heliocentric theory
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1558
Elizabeth I creates the Anglican Church
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English Civil War
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Charles II takes power
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Newton creates the Laws of Gravity
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Period: to
Enlightenment
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William and Mary take power in England
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Locke writes the Two Treatises of Government
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Montesquieu writes the Spirit of Laws
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Period: to
Age of Revolutions
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American Revolution
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French Revolution
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Reign of Terror
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Napoleon takes power
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Haitian Independence
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Napoleonic Wars
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Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexican Revolution
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Simon Bolivar helps Venezuela with independence
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Congress of Vienna meets
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Simon Bolivar helps Peru with independence
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The U.S. issues the Monroe Doctrine
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Unification of Germany