AP World Timeline

  • Period: Nov 30, 1500 to

    The Renasiance

    Leonardo Di Vinci- human body, sculpter, painter, inventer
    Erasmus- Humanist, Translate Bible to Vernacular
    Michealangelo- statue of david, david represented humanism
    Rapheal- oil paintings, sistine chaple, artist
    Francesco Peterach- Poet, "africa", Rome & Greek
    Sir Thomas More- Writer, "utopia", suppoterd pope, educational equality
    Machiavelli- "Prine", politics and religion should not be paired together
  • Period: Nov 30, 1517 to

    The Protestant Reformation

    Spark Thinkers
    Matrin Luthar- 95 Thesis
    John Calvin- calvinism, predestination
  • Period: Nov 30, 1550 to

    Age of Absolutism

    Akbar the Freat (1450-1500), religious tolerence,
    Philip 2(1556-1598)- expanded power of church, Golden Age in Spain
    Louis 14 (1643-1715)- "sun king" "i am state" palace of versailles, had devne right to be ruler
    Ivan the terrible (1530-1584)- extreme ruler, harsh, violent.
    Peter the great (1682-1725)- reducing power of nobility and gainig control of russian othodox church, Weternized (beard tax)
    Thomas Hobbes- wrote "the leviathan"
    English bill of Rights (1689)- parliment more power - king
  • Period: Nov 30, 1550 to

    The Scientific revolution

    Nicolaus Copericus- Challenged earth center of universe, heliocentric method.
    Galileo Galilei- telescope,
    Isaac newton- why planets orbit aroun sun, "gravity"
    The Scientific Method- observation and experientation
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    The Enlighentment

    John Locke- natural rights, right to life, liberty and property
    Baron de Montesquieu- three branches of government, balance
    Voltaire- free speech, right of opinions and disagree
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau- "Social Contract" everyone born naturaly good and corruted by society.