SOL 6

  • The Palace of Versailles
    385 BCE

    The Palace of Versailles

    was built under the reign of Louis XIV
  • The Classic Period
    250 BCE

    The Classic Period

    began in art, music , and architecture ( Hayden, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers)
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    1507

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    developed the heliocentric theory
  • The Magna Carta
    1520

    The Magna Carta

    was signed establishing the foundations of English rights
  • The Baroque Period

    The Baroque Period

    began in art, music, and architecture ( Bach and Handel were composers )
  • The Novel

    The Novel

    became a new form of literature (miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote)
  • Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler

    discovered planetary motion
  • Galileo

    Galileo

    used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey

    showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body
  • The English Civil War

    The English Civil War

    began between the Rooundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers ( supporters of the King)
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV

    became the king of France
  • Charles I of England

    Charles I of England

    was beheaded
  • Francois- Marie Arouet

    Francois- Marie Arouet

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

    Thomas Hobbes

    published Leviathan- social contract (people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
  • Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell

    began his rule of England as the lord protector
  • The Restoration of Charles II

    The Restoration of Charles II

    the monarchy was put back in control in England
  • Peter I

    Peter I

    became the czar of Russia
  • All Weather Roads

    were created to improve year round transport and trade
  • The Age of Reason

    The Age of Reason

    ( the Enlightenment) began
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

    published his law of gravity
  • William and Mary

    William and Mary

    became the leaders of England (this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution
  • The English Bill of Rights

    The English Bill of Rights

    was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power
  • John Locke

    John Locke

    published Two Treatises on Government- it was his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property)
  • James II

    James II

    became the King of England
  • St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg

    became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great
  • The Westernization of Russia

    The Westernization of Russia

    was started by Peter the Great
  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu

    published on the spirit of laws - detailing separation of powers in government
  • Jean Jacques Rousseau

    Jean Jacques Rousseau

    wrote The Social Contract - free individuals create a society and government
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    wrote the Declaration of Independence
  • The Constitution

    The Constitution

    was ratified on the United States
  • The Bill Of Rights

    The Bill Of Rights

    (first 10 amendments) was added to the Constitution of the United States
  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    began having been influenced by Enlightenment and the American Revolution
  • The Storming of the Bastille

    The Storming of the Bastille

    was the symbolic start of the French Revolution
  • Eugene Delacroix

    Eugene Delacroix

    began the transition of art to the Romantic School
  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror

    marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolution
  • Louis XVI was executed

    Louis XVI was executed

    at the guillotine
  • Marie Antoinette was executed

    Marie Antoinette was executed

    at the guillotine
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    seized power in France in a coup d'etat