Sol 6

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  • 15 BCE

    All Weather Roads

    Were created to improve year round transport and trade
  • Peter l
    12

    Peter l

    Became the czar of Russia
  • The Magna Carta
    12

    The Magna Carta

    Was signed establishing the foundations of English rights
  • Charles l of England
    12

    Charles l of England

    Was beheaded
  • Oliver Cromwell
    12

    Oliver Cromwell

    Began His Rule of England as the Lord Protector
  • The Restoration of Charles ll
    12

    The Restoration of Charles ll

    The monarchy was put back in control in England
  • James ll
    12

    James ll

    Became the King of England
  • William and Mary
    12

    William and Mary

    Became the leaders of England (This is referred to as the Glorious Revolution)
  • The English Bill of Rights
    12

    The English Bill of Rights

    Was passed laying out specific right on Parliament and putting limits on royal power
  • 12

    Francois-Marie Arouet

    changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
  • 12

    The French Revolution

    Began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution
  • 12

    Marie Antoinette was executed

    at the guillotine
  • Galileo
    Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo

    Use the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric
  • William Harvey
    Apr 1, 1578

    William Harvey

    Showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood through the body

  • Thomas Hobbes

    Published Leviathan-social contract(people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintained order)

  • The Baroque Period

    Began in art,music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers)

  • John Locke

    Published Two Treaties on Government- it was his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property)
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV

    Became the king of France
  • The English Civil War

    The English Civil War

    Began between the Roundheads (Supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (Supporters of the King)
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

    Published his law of gravity
  • The Westernization of Russia

    The Westernization of Russia

    Was started by Peter the Great

  • Montesquieu

    Published On the Spirit of Laws- detailing separation of powers in government

  • Jean Jacques Rousseau

    Wrote the Social Contract -Free individuals created a society and government

  • The Classical Period

    Began in art,music, and architecture (Haydn,Mozart, and Beethoven were composers)
  • St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg

    Became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  • Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Developed the heliocentric theory
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    Introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox

  • The American Revolution

    Began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment

  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Seized power in France in a coup d'etat
  • The Palace of Versailles

    The Palace of Versailles

    Was built under the religion of Louis XIV

  • The Storming of the Bastille

    Was the symbolic start of the French Revolution

  • The Bill of Rights

    (First 10 amendments) was added to the Constitution of the United States

  • The Reign of Terror

    Marked a period of mass execution during the French Revolution

  • Louis XVI was executed

    At the guillotine
  • The Age of Reason

    The Age of Reason

    (The Enlightenment) Began

  • Eugene Delacroix

    Began the transition of art to the Romantic School

  • The Novel

    Became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote)

  • The Constitution

    Was ratified on the United States
  • Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler

    Discovered planetary motion v