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  • The Magna Carta
    1215

    The Magna Carta

    Was signed establishing the foundations of English rights
  • Nicolas Copernicus
    1543

    Nicolas Copernicus

    Developed heliocentric theory
  • The novel

    The novel

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

    Johannes Kepler

    Discovered planetary motion
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey

    showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body
  • Galileo

    Galileo

    used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory
  • James II

    James II

    Became the king of england
  • The English Civil War

    The English Civil War

    began between the round heads(supporters of parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the king)
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV

    Became king of france
  • Charles I of England

    Charles I of England

    was beheaded
  • The Baroque Period

    The Baroque Period

    began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers)
  • 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
  • The palace of Versailles

    The palace of Versailles

    Was built under the reign of Louis XIV
  • The westernization of Russia

    The westernization of Russia

    was started by Peter the great
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

    published his law of gravity
  • William and Mary

    William and Mary

    Became leaders of England (this is refereed 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)
  • ST petersburg

    ST petersburg

    became the capital of Russia under peter the great
  • The age of reason

    The age of reason

    (the enlightenment) began
  • Francois-Marie Arouet

    Francois-Marie Arouet

    Changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
  • Peter I

    Peter I

    became the czar of russia
  • The Classical Period

    The Classical Period

    began in art, music and architecture (Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven were composers
  • 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
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    Wrote the the declaration of independence
  • The american revolution

    The american revolution

    began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment
  • The constitution

    The constitution

    was ratified on the United States
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Seized power in France in a coup D'etat
  • 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
  • The bill of rights

    The bill of rights

    (first ten amendments) was added to the constitution of the united states
  • 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
  • Eugene Delacroix

    Eugene Delacroix

    began the transition of art to the Romantic school
  • All weather roads

    All weather roads

    were created to improve year around transport and trade