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1215
The Magna Carta
Was signed establishing the foundations of English rights -
1507
Nicolaus 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 -
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 -
James ll
Became the king of England -
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 -
Charles l of England
Beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
Published Leviathan-social contract(people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order) -
The Restoration of Charles ll
the monarchy was put back in control in England -
The Palace of Versailles
built under the reign of Louis XIV -
Peter l
became czar of Russia -
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 of Parliament and putting limits on royal power -
John Locke
Published Two Treaties on Government-it was his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property) -
Oliver Cromwell
began his rule of England as the lord protector -
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 -
The westernization of Russia
was started by Peter the great -
Montesquieu
Published On the Spirit of Laws-detailing separation of powers in government -
The Classical Period
Began in art, music, and architecture (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers) -
Jean Jacques Rosseau
Wrote The Social Contract-free individuals create a society and 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 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 Bill of Rights
(first 10 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 -
Napoleon 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
