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1215
The Magna Carta
Was signed establishing the foundations of English rights. -
1508
Nicolaus Copernicus
Developed the heliocentric theory -
1543
Galileo
Used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory -
The novel
became a new form of Literature -
Johannes Kepler
Discovered planetary motion -
William Harvey
Showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body -
James II
became the king of England -
The palace of Versailles
was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
The English Civil War
began between the Round heads and the Cavaliers -
Charels I of England
was beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
Published-Leviathan, social contract -
Oliver Cromwell
Began his rule of England as the Lord Protector -
The Restoration of Charles II
The monarchy was put back in control of England -
Peter I
Became the Czar of Russia -
The Westernization of Russia
was started by Peter the Great -
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 -
Montesquieu
Published on the spirit of laws - Detailing separation of powers in government. -
John Locke
Published- Two Treatise on Government, it was his theory of "natural rights" -
St. Petersburg
Became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great -
Louis XIV
became the king of France -
The Age of Reason
The Enlightenment began -
The Classical Period `
Same thing as Baroque period -
The Baroque Period
Began in art, music, and architecture -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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 -
Francois-Marie Arouet
Changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms -
The Constitution
Was ratified on the USA -
The Storming of the Bastille
Was the symbolic start of the French Rev -
The bill of rights
Was added to the constitution of the USA -
Louis XVI was executed
at the guillotine -
Marie Antoinette was executed
at the Guillotine -
Eugene Delacroix
began the transition of art of the round transport -
The Reign of Terror
Marked a period of mass executions during the french Rev -
Edward Jenner
Introduced the vaccine to prevent small pox -
The french Rev
began having been influenced by the American Enlightenment -
Napoleon Bonaparte
seized power in France in a Coup d'etat -
All weather roads
were created to improve year round transport
