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Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Developed the heliocentric theory -
1578
William Harvey
Showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood through the body -
Thomas Hobbes
Published Leviathan- Social contract people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains orders) -
Oliver Cromwell
Began his rule of England as the Lord Protector -
Charles l of England
Was Beheaded -
The Baroque Period
Began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers) -
The Restoration of Charles ll
The monarchy was put back in control in England -
John Locke
Published Two Treaties on Government- It was his theory of "Natural Rights" (life,liberty,and property) -
James ll
Became the King of England -
Louis XIV
became the king of France -
The English Civil War
Began between the Roundheads (Supporters of Parliament) and the cavaliers (supporters of the king) -
Isaac Newton
Published his law of gravity -
Isaac Newton
Published his law of gravity -
The English Bill of Rights
Was passing laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power -
Montesquieu
Published On the Spirit of Laws- Detailing separation of powers in government -
William and Mary
Became the leaders of England (This is referred to as the Glorious Revolution) -
Francois-Marie Arouet
Changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms -
St. Petersburg
Became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Wrote The Social Contract- Free individuals create a society and government -
The Classical Period
Began in art,music and architecture (Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven were composers) -
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence -
Edward Jenner
Introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox -
Marie Antoinette Was Executed
At the guillotine -
The American Revolution
Began which was heavily influenced by the age of Enlightenment -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Seized power in France in a coup d'etat -
The French Revolution
Began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution -
The Palace of Versailles
Was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
The Constitution
Was ratified on the United States -
The Storming of the Bastille
Was the symbolic start of the French Revolution -
The Bill of Rights
(First 10 amendments) was added to the constitution of the United States -
Louis XVI Was Executed
At the guillotine -
The Age of Reason
(The Enlightenment) Began -
The Reign of Terror
Marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolution -
Eugene Delacroix
Began the transition of art to the Romantic School -
Peter l
Became the czar of Russia -
The Novel
Became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote) -
Johannes Kepler
Discovered planetary motion -
The Magna Carta
Was signed established the foundations of english rights -
All Weathers Roads
Were created to improve year round transport and trade -
Galileo
Used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory
