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Democracy in ancient Greece served as one of the first forms of self-ruled government in the ancient world.
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The Magna Carta was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law.
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The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic rebirth following the Middle Ages.
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The confederacy, made up of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas was intended as a way to unite the nations and create a peaceful means of decision making.
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The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe.
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The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
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The Industrial Revolution was the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.
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The American Revolution was an epic political and military struggle when 13 of Britain's North American colonies rejected its imperial rule.
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The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799.
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Social classes began to diminish and class structure emerged.