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Christopher Columbus was a explorer who was originally looking for a faster way to the West Indies. He wanted to find the quickest route, so they could trade, but instead he eneded up finding the Americas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
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This was a treaty that divided newly discovered lands outside of Europe, Spain, and Portugal. Discovered lands to the West was Spain's and to the East was Portugal
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After landing in Mexico, Cortez learned of the wealthy Aztec empire, he then marched 600 men to the Aztec capital. Montezuma, the Aztec emperor at first thought Cortez was a God, because of this he agreed to give cortez a share of the empire's gold suppy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire
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Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory, which is the theory that the planets revolved around the sun. Copernicus was told by many he should publish his new findings in a book called " On the revolutions of the heavenly bodies."
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King Phillip II sent an armade to invade England, if the invasion worked, it would have been the end of Protestantism in England, They wanted to overthrow Queen Elizabeth of England, But the invasion was a disaster.
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Colonist claimed the land of Virginia as their own, and named the settlement in honor of their king.
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Louis XIV of France begins his reign, he was viewed as the best example of aboslutism in the 17th century
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Charles II dies heirless, the throne therefore is passed to brother James II, In 1688 Jame's Wife gives birth to a son that terrified the people. The Throne was passed to Jame's Older Daughter, Mary.
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The Glorious Revolution in England was the revolution that was to overthrow King James II of England by paraliment
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Peter the Great of Russia begins his regin, Peter wanted to borrow European technology to modernize the military. He also won a war against Sweden and built St. Petersburg.
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The French Revolution took place in 1789, it was an event meant to overthrow the king and the absolute monarchy. The people of France did not like the way the King and Queen was ruling
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During the Great Fear peasents burned their nobles' chateaux and destroyed documents which contained their feudel obligations.
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A mob, joined by some of the King's soliders stormed the Bastille.
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Robespierre was the mastermind behind the Reign of Terror, but the supporters of Robespierre felt the Terror needed to be stopped, they were simply losing to many people to the guillotine. The Jaccobins had, had enough and therefore Robespierre was the last victim of the gullotine.
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Napoleon was a French military and political leader during the early stages of the French Revolution.
