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1215
The Magna Carta
Was signed establishing the foundations of English rights -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus
Developed heliocentric theory -
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 -
James II
Became the king of england -
The English Civil War
began between the round heads(supporters of parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the king) -
Louis XIV
Became king of france -
Charles I of England
was beheaded -
The Baroque Period
began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers) -
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 -
The restoration of Charles II
The monarchy was put back in control in England -
The palace of Versailles
Was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
The westernization of Russia
was started by Peter the great -
Isaac Newton
published his law of gravity -
William and Mary
Became leaders of England (this is refereed 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) -
ST petersburg
became the capital of Russia under peter the great -
The age of reason
(the enlightenment) began -
Francois-Marie Arouet
Changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms -
Peter I
became the czar of russia -
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 the declaration of independence -
The american revolution
began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment -
The constitution
was ratified on the United States -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Seized power in France in a coup D'etat -
The french revolution
Began having been influenced by Enlightenment and the American revolution -
The storming of the Bastille
Was the symbolic start of the French Revolution -
The bill of rights
(first ten 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 XVI was executed
at the guillotine -
Marie Antoinette was executed
at the guillotine -
Edward Jenner
introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox -
Eugene Delacroix
began the transition of art to the Romantic school -
All weather roads
were created to improve year around transport and trade
