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1600-1799
Recently after the Renaissance, this period of time was full of historical battles, new ideas, and new developements of governent. This age changed the way we look at things, like space for example, or how the government should be runned. -
Galileo invents telescope
Galileo made the first telescope in 1609, modeled after telescopes produced in other parts of Europe that could magnify objects three times. -
King Henry IV
King Henry IV, who successfully repaired France after the war between the Huguenots and the Catholics and was considered one of France's most respected monarchs, was killed when a fanatic Catholic stabbed him. -
The Thirty Year's War
The Thirty Year's War started at year 1618 because Catholics and Protestants had disagreements with each other. It specifically started when a group of Protestants threw two Catholics out of a window. The war also involved all of Europe -
Parliament and King Charles I
Charles asked the Parliament for money, but they only refused unless he signed a document called the Petition of Rights, which states that he has to consult the Parliament to charge taxes and would basically make him have limited power and would challenge his absolute monarchy. He then got loans from bankers and charged taxes on the English people, and vowed to never consult to the Parliament again. -
Galileo's "Dialouge concerning Two Chief World Systems"
This book supported both views of Ptolemy and Copernicus, but it was clear that Gailieo was favoring Copernicus. The church tried to pressure him into not writing anything about Copernicus, but it didn't work. Pope Urban VII then ordered Galileo to Rome for trial of Inquisition, a trial to stamp out views against the church. -
Louis XIV crowned king
Louis XIV led France during a time of great power, prosperity, and glory. Was considered one of the best examples of Absolution Monarch -
Thirty Year's War ends
The wars ends with a treaty called The Peace of Westphalia that the countries signed -
Cromwell, Lord Protector of England
Cromwell was named Lord Protector of England in 1653. Cromwell proved to be a skilled leader, but he clamped down on English Social life. He closed theaters and limited other forms of popular entertainment -
Boyle's law
Robert Boyle was the first chemist to define an element. Boyle created a law which describes how temperature, volume, and pressure all affect gases called 'Boyle's Law' in 1662 -
The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679
Made by Charles II, this act guaranteed that someone accussed of a crime had the right to appear in court to determine if the accussed should be held or released. -
Peter became Czar
Peter became czar as a kid, and proved to be an impressive man. He was determined to westernize Russia by making it catch up with the rest of Europe -
Protestants flee France
Louis XIV cancled the edict and provoked Protestantism in his country. Over 200,000 Huguenots, or Protestants, fled France, resulting in a financial crisis due to lack of skills. -
John Locke's book
John Locke publisheb "Treaties on Civil Government", pointing out that government should protect people and their rights. John Locke felt that if government doesn't protect people, they should be allowed to overthrow the government. -
St. Petersburg found
Peter the Great fought Sweden to aquire a warm-water port. He built the capital, St. Petersburg, on the land he captured -
King Frederick I dies
King Frederick (considered the first king of Prussia) ruled from 1701-1713 and tried to start a war with France, which failed completely. He died in 1713. -
Peter the Great dies
Peter the Great dies in 1725 while in St, Petersburg. He died four years after leaving the Czar position to become the emperor of Russia. -
Montesquieu's "Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline"
Montesyuieu wrote this book to influence the idea of 'separate powers'. He was political thinker and wanted the governement to be based on his ideas. -
King Frederick II takes rule
He was an absolute ruler, but he did not rule by his own personal self, always keeping Prussia's welfare in mind. Frederick built Prussia into one of the strongest nations in Europe and left a relic of absolutism in the place of Germany's present ruler, and continued to shape Germany all the way to the 20th Century. -
Seven Year's War
The Seven Year's War started in 1756, and was a war between many great powers. On one side was Prussia and Great Britain, the other side was Austria, France, and Russia. This war affected many areas of Europe, and helped start the French Revolution. -
Catherine the Great becomes Czarina
Her and many Russian nobles grew angry at her husband's war rule, so they seized power over him and she became the new czarina. She tried to 'westernize' Russia like what Peter the Great did. -
Diderot's encyclopedia
Diderot worked on the encyclopedia for twenty-seven years, publishing the last volume in 1772. Leaders in France attacked the encyclopedia because they thought it criticized the church, government, and the legal system. -
Winter of 1788
While Louis XVI was king, the country went bankrupt and taxes were becoming a problem. Just as they thought it couldn't get worse, the winter froze the water in waterwheels, food and firewood got more exspensive, and hungry, cold citizens filled France while their misery that soon turned to anger -
King Louis XVI Executed
King Louis XVI was executed after being proven guilty of treason. He was arrested and suspened during the French Revolution and is believed to be the only known king to be executed.
