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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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Showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body
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Used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory
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Began between then Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the King)
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Became the king of France
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Was beheaded
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Began his rule of England as the Lord Protector
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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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Was 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 is referred to as the Glorious Revolution)
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Was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power
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Published Two Treatises on Government- It was his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, and property)
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Became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great
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Was started by Peter the Great
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Changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
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Became the czar of Russia
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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 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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At the guillotine
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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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Introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
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Seized power in France in a coup d' etat
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(The Enlightenment) began
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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
