Time toast Topics for SOL 6 By James123 1215 The Magna Carta was signed establishing the foundations of English rights 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory 1600 The Baroque Period began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers) 1605 The novel became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote) 1610 Galileo used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory 1619 Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion 1636 William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body 1638 Louis XIV became the king of France 1641 The English Civil War began between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers 1642 Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan social contract 1649 Charles I of England was beheaded 1653 Oliver Cromwell began his rule of England as the Lord Protector 1660 The Restoration of Charles II the monarchy was put back in control in England 1682 The Palace of Versailles was built under the reign of Louis XIV 1682 The Westernization of Russia was started by Peter the Great 1682 The American Revolution began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment 1686 Isaac Newton published his law of gravity 1688 James II became the King of England Nov 5, 1688 William and Mary became the leaders of England 1689 John Locke published Two Treaties on Government Dec 6, 1689 The English Bill of Rights was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power 1696 Peter I became the czar of Russia 1703 St. Petersburg became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great 1720 Francois-Marie Arouet changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedom 1732 The Classical Period began in art, music, and architecture (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers) 1748 Montesquieu published On the Spirit of Laws 1762 Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote The Social Contract 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote Declaration of independence 1788 The Constitution was ratified on the United States 1788 The Constitution was ratified on the United States 1789 The Storming of the Bastille was the symbolic start of the French Revolution 1789 The Storming of the Bastille was the symbolic start of the French Revolution 1791 The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) was added to the Constitution of the United States 1791 The French Revolution began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution 1791 The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) was added to the Constitution of the United States 1791 Marie Antoinette was executed at the guillotine 1793 The Reign of Terror marked a period of mass executions during the French Revolution Jan 21, 1793 Louis XVI was executed at the guillotine 1796 Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox Nov 10, 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France in a coup d’etat 1816 Eugene Delacroix began the transition of art to the Romantic School 1920 All weather roads were created to improve year round transport and trade 1950 The Age of Reason began
