Sol 6

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  • The Classical Period
    510 BCE

    The Classical Period

    began in art, music, and architecture (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven were composers)
  • The Magna Carta
    1215

    The Magna Carta

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

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Developed the heliocentric theory
  • The Baroque Period

    The Baroque Period

    began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were composers)
  • Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler

    Discovered planetary motion
  • The Novel

    The Novel

    Became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote)
  • 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
  • The English Civil War

    The English Civil War

    Began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavilers (supporters of the King)
  • Louis XIV

    Louis XIV

    Became the king of France
  • Charles I of England

    Charles I of England

    Was beheaded
  • 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
  • Thomas Hobbes

    Thomas Hobbes

    Published leviathan- social contract (people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
  • James II

    James II

    became the King of England
  • The Age of Reason

    The Age of Reason

    (the Enlightenment) began
  • Issac Newton

    Issac Newton

    Published his law of gravity
  • William and Mary

    William and Mary

    became the leaders of England (this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution)
  • The English Bill of Rights

    The English Bill of Rights

    Was passed laying out specific rights of 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)
  • Francois Marie Arouet

    Francois Marie Arouet

    Changed his name to Voltaire and goes to champion individual freedoms
  • The Westernization of Russia

    The Westernization of Russia

    Was started by Peter the Great
  • St. Peterburg

    St. Peterburg

    Became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great
  • 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
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    Began which was heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  • The Constitution

    The Constitution

    Was ratified on the United States
  • The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights

    (first 10 amendments) was added to the Constitution of the United States
  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    Began having been influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution
  • The Storming of the Bastille

    The Storming of the Bastille

    was the symbolic start of the French Revolution
  • Marie Antoinette was executed

    Marie Antoinette was executed

    at the guillotine
  • 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
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    Introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Seized power in France in a coup d'etat
  • Eugene Delacroix

    Eugene Delacroix

    began the transition of art to the Romantic School
  • Peter I

    Peter I

    Became the czar of Russia
  • All weather roads

    All weather roads

    were created to improve year round transport to trade