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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 (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers)
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Became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote)
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Discovered the 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.
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Began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the King)
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He was beheaded
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Published Leviathan- social contract (people gave up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
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Began his rule of England was the Lord Protector
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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 the King of England
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Published his law of gravity.
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Became the leaders of England (this referred to as the Glorious Revolution)
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Passed laying out specific rights on 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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Became the Czar of Russia
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Also known as the Enlightenment started
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Became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great
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Became the king of France
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Started by Peter the Great
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Changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedom
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Published On the Spirit of Laws- detailing separation of powers in government.
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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 Enlightment
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Ratified on the United States
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Began having being influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution.
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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 the period of mass executions during the French Revolution
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He was executed at a 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
