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was signed establishing the foundations of English rights
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developed the heliocentric theory
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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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began in art, music, and architecture (Bach and Handel were
composers) -
discovered planetary motion
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became a new form of literature (Miguel Cervantes wrote Don Quixote)
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became the king of france
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began between the Roundheads ( supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the King)
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was beheaded
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began his rule of England as the Lord Protector
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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 czar of Russia
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published Leviathan - social contract( people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order)
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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) -
published Two Treatises on Government - it was his theory of "natural rights" (life, liberty, property)
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was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament
and putting limits on royal power -
changed his name to Voltaire and goes on to champion individual freedoms
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became the capital of russia under Peter the Great
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began in art, music, and architecture (Haydn, Mozart, and
Beethoven were composers) -
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 -
was the symbolic start of the French Revolution
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(first 10 amendments) was added to the Constitution of the
United States -
marked a period of mass executions during the French
Revolution -
at the Guillotine
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at the Guillotine
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(the Enlightenment) began
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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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was started by Peter the Great
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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
