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Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, conquers Babylon and establishes a kingdom that grows through the Middle East and Western Asia.
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Ancient Greeks develop the idea of natural rights that all people have and it is universal.
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The Magna Carta guaranteed rights to the barons of England that were not happy with the rule of the king.
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This document sets basic civil rights in England that then become part of the Constitution.
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The US declares independence and they say they want rights that people have such as freedom and liberty.
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The ideas of the French Revolution help the French be free of the abuses of the monarchy and they want more fair rule.
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He is the leader of a peaceful movement that wants to get rights to the Indian people from British rule.
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Adolf Hitler was a German Politician who became the leader of the Nazi party from 1993 to 1945. He tortured the jewish people and the people he thought shouldn't leave. For example, fat people, disabled people, black people, poor people, etc.
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The United Nations is formed by several countries that want to protect the rights of people and also a better world.
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For the first time in history, human rights are universally adopted by all nations in a document to protect them.
