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1215
The Magna Carta
was signed establishing the foundations of English rights -
1508
Nicolaus Copernicus
developed the heliocentric theory -
The Baroque Period
began in art, music, and architecture -
The novel
became a new form of literature -
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 and the Cavaliers -
Louis XIV
became the king of France -
Oliver Cromwell
began his rule of England as the Lord Protector -
Charles I of England
was beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
published Leviathan - social contract -
The Restoration of Charles II
the monarchy was put back in control in England -
The Westernization of Russia
was started by Peter the Great -
James II
became the King of England -
Isaac Newton
published his law of gravity -
William and Mary
became the leaders of England -
The English Bill of Rights
was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power -
John Locke
published Two Treatises on Government - it was his theory of "natural rights" -
Peter I
became the czar of Russia -
St. Petersburg
was started by Peter the Great -
The Age of Reason
Enlightenment began -
Francois-Marie Arouet
changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms -
Montesquieu
published On the Spirit of Laws - detailing separation of powers in government -
The Classical Period
began in art, music, and architecture -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
wrote The Social Contract - free individuals create a society of 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
was added to the Constitution of the United States -
The French Revolution
began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution -
The Storming of the Bastille
was the symbolic start of the French Revolution -
The Reign of Terror
marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolution -
Louis XVI was executed
at the guillotine -
Marie Antoinette was executed
at the guillotine -
Edward Jenner
introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox -
Napolean Bonaparte
seized power in France in a coup d'etat -
Eugene Delacroix
began the transition of art to the Romantic School -
All weather roads
were created to improve year round transport and trade
