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1215
The Magna Carta
Was establishing the foundations of English Rights -
1532
Nicolaus Copernicus
Developed the heliocentric theory -
1543
Galileo
Used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory -
The Baroque Period
Began in art, music, and architecture -
Johannes Kepler
Discovered planetary motion -
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 I of England
Was beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
Published Leviathan - social contract -
Oliver Cromwell
Begin his rule of England as the Lord Protector -
William Harvey
Showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body -
Isaac Newton
Published his law of Gravity -
Peter I
Became the Czar of Russia -
The Westernization of Russia
Was started by Peter the Great -
The Palace of Versailles
Was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
The Age of Reason
Begin -
James II
Became the King of England -
The Restoration of Charles II
The monarchy was put back in control in England -
William and Mary
Became the leaders of England -
John Locke
Published Two Treatises on Government - it was his theory of "natural rights" -
The English Bill of Rights
Was Passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power -
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 -
Montesquieu
Published on Spirit of Laws - detailing separation of powers in government -
The novel
Became a new form of literature -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Wrote Social Contract - free individuals create a society and government -
The Classical Period
Began in art, music, and architecture (Ex.Mozart) -
The American Revolution
Began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightment -
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence -
The Reign of Terror
Marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolutions -
The Constitution
Was ratified on the US -
The French Revolution
Began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution -
The storming of Bastille
Was the Symbolic start of the French Revolution -
The Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments was added to the Constitution to the Constitution of the US -
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
