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Mar 26, 1500
nicolaus copernicus begings studying planetary movement
this was imortand because it helped us learn more about the planets. just before he died in 1543 he was started the Copernican Revolution and was big influence on the scientific revalution. -
Period: Mar 27, 1500 to
ch 22
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galileo publishes his finding in dialogue concerning thetwo chief world systems
this was imortand because it went against the church proving that everthing revolve aruond the sun not the earth. galilo was imprisoned by the church until he died in 1642. -
rene descartes lays out scientific method in discourse on method
this was imortand becauseit helped the scenticfic revolution because it now helped people have aset of steps to prove or disprove something scientificly. -
thomas bobbes outlines the social contract in leviathan
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau where the main first people to help the idea of a socail contract. this is important because without them doing this the world would not be the same today. meaning people whould not have as much freedom or rights. -
isaac newton published his laws of gravity
this is important even thruogh it really does not change anything it just explains why thing move the way they do and why they wont do some things. -
voltaire is exiled to england
the main things he did was poetry plays and historical. he was exiled 4 times before being sent to england -
george III becomes king of great britian
this was importand becausehe was the king of britian and was the one who the americans fought to gain independence. -
fredrick the great begin his reign in prussia
he got his name from the seven years war. important things he did was the reorganization of Prussian armies, his liking of the Arts and the Enlightenment in Prussia, the Seven Years' War -
baron von montesquieu purposed seperation of power in the spirit of laws
he sent 20 years reaseching and writeing this play and it was about politics and everyday life -
cesare baccaria writes against torture on crimes and punishment
he thinks that the goverment at this time need to reform the justice system because the punishment for crimes is cruel and unfair. -
the start the partition of poland
the patition of poland was a division of the Commonwealth lands between Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia and Habsburg Austria. -
boston tea party
this was a important event because it was a big rebellion against great britain and their taxxes. they threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor pushing both countries closer to war. -
catherine the great puts downs the serf rebelilliuon
thiswas imortand because it showed that she had all the power crushing the serfs and then giving the nobbles absolute power over serfs so then the serfs had no freedom -
declaration of independecnce is singed
this is importand because without this their would be no united states of america. this was the firstofficals split between them and britain. -
beethoven dies
beethoven was a writer and composer he was a great musican and his most famous works were the 9 symphonies.
