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The Bubonic Plague (Black Death) showed up in Europe after some ships from a different country brought the illness on board, most of the ship's passengers already dead. It killed over 1/3 of Europe's population and led to major famine, death spikes, etc.
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Big farmers bought small farmer's land and benefited from the economic benefits. Sparked the industrial revolution.
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First attempt of a siege happened in 1529 but wasn't successful.
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Spanning the 17th century, Dutch trade picked up along with science, military, and art. They became the most acclaimed in the world. It was significant because it made education skyrocket.
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Goal of the art was to charm, delight, and entertain.
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Grandeur in all arts. Sculptures, paintings, building, everything was detailed and extravagant.
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Families had disposable income and was able to afford "luxury" items, like tea and sugar.
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Period of artistic style that used clear detail and a realistic human body style.
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Major advancement in trading between countries.
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His support of heliocentrism got him locked up for a very long time.
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War between parliamentarians and royalists because King Charles raised an army against parliament's wishes.
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Also known as "The Sun King". He was almost successfully an absolute monarch and he also used middle class men to advise him rather than nobles.
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This treaty not only ended the Thirty Years War but also ended the Eighty Years War.
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The Leviathan was a book written to explain "what reasons a commonwealth may govern men, and then to establish the best possible way for this government to function in order to accommodate the desires of its denizens."
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The king of England was executed, ending 11 years of military rule.
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Restricted colonial trade to only the Mother country.
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Eligibility for public office depended on religion and his job.
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Forced protestants to go underground or get exiled.
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An intellectual movement that largely changed the ideas of the world and showed a value in education.
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Principia Mathematica was part of a three book series and played a huge roll in developing modern physics.
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William of Orange took the throne from James II. This established British Parliament over the monarchy.
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Work of Political Philosophy, published anonymously but was found to be John Locke.
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This war occurred because the King of Spain died without an heir and they didn't want the country to go to the King of France. The war happened to prevent an alliance.
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First world war of modern times.
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First women to reign in 650 years of her dynasty.
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Three composers were idolized during this period. Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn.
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He won wars and expanded his land, established as a strong military power.
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Reversal of long standing alliances in Europe.
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Fight over land and expansion in the colonies between Great Britain and France.
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Rousseau thought of ways to make a political community.
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She didn't have any children and passed her Monarchy to her nephew, who happened to be Peter the Great.
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Colonies rejected British Monarchy because of multiple factors including no outside trading, higher taxes, and no say in parliament.
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Poland was divided to help balance the power in Europe and to prevent war.
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Wrote to upend mercantilism.
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He was both good and bad for France. He was an amazing war general until he abandoned his men twice. 1789-99
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It was inspired by the same things as the American Revolution. The revolution was won by the citizens.
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Largest and most successful slave rebellion. They got rid of slavery and French control.
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First published version of feminist philosophy.
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Created the smallpox vaccination that saved many lives.
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The 4 great powers of Europe convened the Congress of Vienna. They helped create a new European order.
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Period of technology improvement and higher crop development and yield.
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Centered in England and France.
