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After conquering Babylon, he announced that all slaves were free, and that everyone had the freedom to choose their own religion. He documented his words on a clay tablet known as the Cyrus Cylinder.
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Rome noticed that people followed certain laws even if they weren't told to do so, these were called the Natural Laws.
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It is a document of human rights, agreed to by King John of England
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America gains freedom from the British and becomes an independent country.
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The French revolted for their own rights, which were based on Rome's natural laws which became natural rights.
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He wanted to overthrow the new French democracy and crown himself king of the world.
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Several European countries join together against Napoleon, and human rights became a hot topic again.
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In the fight for freedom two world wars erupt. Hitler exterminates half the Jewish population of earth.
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He insisted that all people of earth had rights, not just Europe.
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Even Europeans began to agree with Gandhi's ideas.
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Countries of earth come together to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights.
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Under the supervision of Eleanor Roosevelt, the United Nations created a set of human rights that applied to everyone.