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The Renaissance Era was movement of science and the arts in Europe.
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The inventiion of the printing press greatly advanced the spread of knowledge throughougt the world.
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In this period Europe was mostly controled by demanding monarchs. It ended with the overthrow of King Louis the XVI durring the French Revolution.
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The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It was painted by artist/scientits/genius Leo da Vinci.
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Martin Luther posted the 95 theses on the door in opposition to the Catholic Church.
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While Martin Luther was in jail, he translated the Bible into German. It was one of the most influential translations to be published.
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Copernicus was a scientific thinker who theorized that the Earth revolved around the sun. This was contrary to the popular belief of the Earth being the center of the Universe.
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The Council of Trent was the Catholics way of resisting the Protestant Reformation.
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The Age of Reason was a time of enlightenment in Europe.
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Galileo was the first person to build a working telescope. He made his first with about 3x magnification but soon perfected to over 30x. He presented his telescope to the public on this date.
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This was a bloody war fought on the grounds of religion.
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King Louis XIV otherwise known as the "Sun King" was one of the most powerful French monarchs. He put an end to feudalism at put everyone under his rule.
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Sir Isaac Newton was a revolutionary thinker for his time. He theorized the Three Laws of Motion.
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King Louis XV was knon as "The Beloved". He had bad financial policies which weakened the treasury and helped lead to the French Revolution.
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Watt did not come up with the very first steam engine but is credited with significant imporvements that gives him the title of the inventor of the first modern steam engine
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King Louis XVI was known as "The Last". He was the last of the Louis before the French Revolution.
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Ben Franklin first coined the term "battery" being an array of charged plates. Alessandro Volta is credited with making the first electric battery.
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The French Revolution was a time of uprising of the French people in overthrowing the monarchy
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Eli Whitney made the first cotton gin durring the slave movement. It greatly sped the production of cotton making a furthur boom in the slave trade.
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John Deere invented the first steel plow. This greatly helped farmers in rural America speeding agriculture production
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This attack on America's largest naval base by the Japaneeese spurred America's entrance into WWII
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This invasion of epic magnitude helped the Allies take control of Axis controlled lands.
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The Enola Gay dropping the first atormic bomb "Little Boy" on Heroshima was the begining of the end of the war in the Pacific.
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Nelson becoming president ended over three centuries of white rule in South Africa.
