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385 BCE
The palace of versailles
was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
1215
The Magna Carter
Was signed and established the foundations of English rights -
1507
Nicolaus Copernicus
devolved 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 -
Willam Harvey
Showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body -
The English Civil War
Began between the roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the cavaliers (supporters of the king) -
louis XIV
became the king of France -
Charles I of England
was beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
Published Leviathan- social contract ( people give up rights to a stronger 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 -
peter
I became the czar of Russia -
The Westernization Of Russia
was started by peter the great -
James II
became the king of England -
The Age Of Reason
(the enlightenment) began -
Isaac Newton
published his law of gravity -
Willam and Mary
became leaders of England (this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution) -
The English bill of rights
was passed laying out specif rights on parliament and putting limits on royal power -
John locket
Published two treaties on government- it was his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property) -
The novel
Became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote') -
St. Petersburg
Became the capital of Russia under peter the great -
Francois Marie Arouet
changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms -
All weather roads
Were created to improve year round transport and trade. -
Montesquieu
Published on the spirit of laws- detailing separation of powers in government -
The Classical period
Began in art, music, and architecture (Hayden, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers) -
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 deceleration of Independence -
The French Revolution
began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the american revolution -
The Constitution
was ratified on the united states. -
The Storming of the Bastillie
was the symbolic start of the french revolution -
The bill of rights
(first 10 amendments) was added to the constitution of the united states -
The Reign of terror
Marked a period of mass executions during the french revolution -
Louis XVL was executed
at the guillotine -
Edward Jenner
Introducted a vaccine to prevent small pox -
Eugene Delacroix
Began the transition of art to the Romantic School -
Napoleon baonaparte
seized power in france in coup d´etat
