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Was signed establishing the foundations of English rights
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developed the heliocentric theory
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Began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers)
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Became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote)
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discovered planetary motion
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used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory
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showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body
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Became the king of England
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began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the King
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became the king of France
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Beheaded
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Published Leviathan-social contract(people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
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the monarchy was put back in control in England
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built under the reign of Louis XIV
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became czar of Russia
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published his law of gravity
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became the leaders of England (this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution)
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was passed laying out specific rights of Parliament and putting limits on royal power
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Published Two Treaties on Government-it was his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property)
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began his rule of England as the lord protector
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became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great
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(the Enlightenment) began
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Changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
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was started by Peter the great
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Published On the Spirit of Laws-detailing separation of powers in government
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Began in art, music, and architecture (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers)
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Wrote The Social Contract-free individuals create a society and government
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began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Was ratified on the United states
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began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution
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Was the symbolic start of the French Revolution
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(first 10 amendments) was added to the constitution of the United States
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Marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolution
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At the Guillotine
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at the guillotine
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introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
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Seized power in France in a coup d'etat
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Began the transition of art to the Romantic School
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Were created to improve year round transport and trade
