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  • 1215

    The Magna Carta

    The Magna Carta
    was signed establishing the foundations of English rights
  • 1542

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus
    developed the heliocentric theory
  • The Baroque Period

    The Baroque Period
    began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers)
  • The novel

    The novel
    became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote)
  • Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler
    discovered planetary motion
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey
    showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood
  • The Palace of Versailles

    The Palace of Versailles
    was built under the reign of Louis XIV
  • Galileo

    Galileo
    used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory
  • The English Civil War

    The English Civil War
    began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the King)
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV
    became the king of France
  • James II

    James II
    became king of Enlgand
  • Charles I of England

    Charles I of England
    was beheaded
  • Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell
    began his rule of England as the Lord Protector
  • Thomas Hobbes

    Thomas Hobbes
    published Leviathan – social contract (people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
  • The Restoration of Charles II

    The Restoration of Charles II
    the monarchy was put back in control in England
  • Peter I

    Peter I
    became the czar of Russia
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton
    published his law of gravity
  • William and Mary

    William and Mary
    became the leaders of England (this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution)
  • The English Bill of Rights

    The English Bill of Rights
    was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power
  • John Locke

    John Locke
    published Two Treatises on Government - it was his theory of “natural rights” (life, liberty, and property)
  • St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg
    became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great
  • The Age of Reason (Enlightenment)

    The Age of Reason (Enlightenment)
    Began
  • The Westernization of Russia

    The Westernization of Russia
    was started by Peter the Great
  • Francois-Marie Arouet

    Francois-Marie Arouet
    changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu
    published On the Spirit of Laws – detailing separation of powers in government
  • The Classical Period

    The Classical Period
    began in art, music, and architecture (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers)
  • Jean Jaquees Rousseau

    Jean Jaquees Rousseau
    wrote The Social Contract – free individuals create a society and government
  • Eugene Delacroix

    Eugene Delacroix
    began the transition of art to the Romantic School
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution
    began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    wrote the declaration of independence
  • The Constitution

    The Constitution
    was ratified on the United States
  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution
    began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution
  • The Storming of Bastille

    The Storming of Bastille
    was the symbolic start of the French Revolution
  • The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights
    (first 10 amendments) was added to the Constitution of the United States
  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror
    marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolution
  • Louis XVI was executed

    Louis XVI was executed
    at the guillotine
  • Marie Antoinette was executed

    Marie Antoinette was executed
    at the guillotine
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner
    introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte
    seized power in France in a coup d’etat
  • All weather roads

    All weather roads
    were created to improve year round transport and trade