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