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1492
Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas
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Period: 1500 to
Height of renaissance
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1509
Henry VIII becomes king
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1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses
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Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
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1518
Cortes conquers the Aztecs in Mexico
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1530
Calvin creates a new form of Protestantism
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1535
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
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Period: 1540 to
Scientific Revolution
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1543
Copernicus creates heliocentric theory
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1558
Elizabeth I creates the Anglican Church
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Period: to
Enlightenment
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Period: to
English Civil War
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Louis XIV becomes king of France
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Charles II takes power (Restoration)
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Newton creates the Laws of Gravity
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Peter the Great becomes Czar of Russia
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William and Mary take power (Glorious Revolution)
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Locke writes the Two Treatises of Government
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Montesquieu writes the Spirit of Laws
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Period: to
American Revolution
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Period: to
French Revolution
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Period: to
Latin American Revolutions
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Napoleon takes power
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Congress of Vienna meets