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1215
the Magna Carta
was signed establishing the foundations of english rights -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory
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1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
developed the heliocentric theory -
1578
William Harvey
showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body -
Galileo
used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory -
The novel
became a new form of literature ( Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote ) -
The Palace of Versailles
was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
Johannes Kepler
discovered planetary motion -
Louis XIV
became the king of France -
The English Civil War
began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the King) -
Charles l of England
was beheaded -
Thomas Hobbes
published Leviathan - social contract ( people give up rights to a stronger ruler who maintains order ) -
Oliver Cromwell
began his rule of England as the lord protector -
The Restoration of Charles ll
the monarchy was put back in control in England -
Peter I
became the czar of Russia -
James ll
became the King of England -
The Age of Reason
( the Enlightenment ) began -
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 on royal power -
John Locke
published two Trestises on Government - it was his theory of ¨natural rights¨ ( life , liberty , and property ) -
St. Petersburg
became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great -
The Westernization of Russia
was started by Peter the Great -
Francois-Marie Arouet
changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms -
The Classic Period
began in art , music , and architecture ( Haydn , Mozart , and Beethoven were composers ) -
Montesquieu
published On the Spirit of Laws - details separation of powers in government -
The Baroque Period
began in art , music , and architecture ( Bach and Handel were composers ) -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
wrote The Social Contact - free individual create a socialty and government -
The American Revolution
began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment -
Thomas Jefferson
wrote the Declaration of Independence -
The Constitution
was ratified on the United States -
The French Revolution
began having been influenced by the enlightenment and the american revolution -
The Storming of the Bastille
was the symbolic start of the French Revolution -
The Bill of Rights
( first 10 amendments ) was added to the constitution of the United States -
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 small pox -
Napoleon Bonaparte
seized power in France in 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
