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1215
the Magna Carta
was signed establishing the foundations of English right -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
developed the heliocentric theory -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
developed the heliocentric theory -
1578
William Harvey
showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body. -
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 -
Johannes Kepler
discovered planetary motion -
Galileo
used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory -
the Palace of Versailles
was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
the English civil war
began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) -
Charles I of England
was beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
published Leviathan – social contract (people give up rights to a
strong ruler who maintains order) -
John Locke
published Two Treatises on Government - it was his theory of “natural rights” (life, liberty, and property) -
Oliver Cromwell
began his rule of England as the Lord Protector -
Louis XIV
became the king of France -
the restoration of Charles II
the monarchy was put back in control in England -
Peter I
became the czar of Russia -
the Westernization of Russia
was started by Peter the Great -
James II
became the king of England -
Isaac Newton
published his law of gravity -
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 on Parliament and putting limits of royal power -
St. Petersburg
became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great. -
the age of reason
(the enlightenment) begins -
Francois-Marie Arouet
changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms -
The Classical Period
began in art, music, and architecture (Haydn, Mozart, and
Beethoven were composers) -
Montesquieu
published On the Spirit of Laws – detailing separation of powers in
government -
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 -
The French Revolution
began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and
the American Revolution -
The Constitution
was ratified on the United States -
The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)
was added to the Constitution of the
United States -
The Storming of the Bastille
was the symbolic start of the French Revolution -
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 smallpox -
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
