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1215
The Magna Carta
Was signed establishing the foundations of English rights -
1543
Nicholaus Copernicus
Developed the heliocentric theory. -
The Baroque Period
began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were
composers) -
The novel
became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote) -
Johannes Kepler
Discovered planetary motion -
William Harvey
showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood
throughout the body -
Galileo
Used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory -
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 -
The Palace of Versailles
Was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
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 -
All weather roads
were created to improve year round transport and trade -
The Restoration of Charles II
The monarchy was put back in control in England -
James II
Became the King of England -
The Age of Reason
(The Enlightenment) began -
Isaac Newton
Published his law of gravity -
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 Treatises on Government - it was his theory of “natural rights” (life, liberty, and property) -
Peter I
Became the czar of Russia -
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 -
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 -
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence -
The American Revolution
Began which was heavily influenced by the Age of
Enlightenment -
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
the American Revolution -
The Storming of the Bastille
was the symbolic start of the French Revolution -
The Constitution
was ratified on the United States -
The Reign of Terror
marked a period of mass executions during the French
Revolution -
Louis XVI was executed
at the guillotine -
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 -
Eugene Delacroix
began the transition of art to the Romantic School -
The Westernization of Russia
Was started by Peter the Great
