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Period: 1450 to
Age of Discovery
Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas (1492) -
Period: 1500 to
Height of the Renaissance
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses(1517)
Cortes conquers the Aztecs in Mexico(1518)
Calvin creates a new form of Protestantism (1530)
Henry VIII splits from Catholic Church(1534) -
Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses (1517)
Cortes conquers the Aztecs in Mexico(1518)
Calvin creates a new form of Protestantism (1530)
Henry VIII splits from Catholic Church(1534) -
Period: 1540 to
Scientific Revolution
Copernicus creates heliocentric theory(1543)
Elizabeth I creates the Anglican Church(1558)
Charles II takes power(1660)
Newton creates the Laws of Gravity (1660) -
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English Civil War
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Enlightenment
William and Mary take power (1688)
Locke writes the Two Treatises of Government(1689)
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Age of Revolutions
Napoleon takes power (1799)
Haitian Independence(1804)
Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexican Revolution(1810)
Simon Bolivar helps Venezuela with independence (1811)
Congress of Vienna meets(1815)
Simon Bolivar helps Peru with independence(1821)
The U.S. issues the Monroe Doctrine(1823) -
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American Revolution
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Period: to
French Revolution
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Period: to
Reign of Terror
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Period: to
Napoleonic Wars
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Unification of Germany