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Columbus sailed the ocean and discovered new lands. America was one of these lands. Following his discovery he stole everything he saw and took it back to his home land.
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Since the year of 1519 Hernan Cortez had entered Mexico City where the Aztecs had lived. Finally after three years of fighting he took down the Aztecs and Cortez claimed the land for Spain.
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His theory stated that the sun was stationary and the Earth and planets revolved around it.
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The first successful settlement in America by the English people. Jamestown was named after King James I of England.
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Parliment passed laws to limit power. Made many people revolt.
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Had great power during his reign, Louis XIV didn't like to look like he had less power than any other person so he built the extravagant Palace of Versailles.
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A legal document the limited the power that people in royalty can have.
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Peter the Great traveled to Europe and saw everything they had in their culture. He then wanted to westernize his country while in power.
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A new system of governing in which a rulres power is limited by law. Commoners liked this.
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A bloodless fight that was started because of Religions.
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The French Revolution was fought after the Estates General was formed and then the 3rd (lowest) Estate was not given a voice.
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Created by the National Assembly. Many new branches were made to form this new government,
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During this terrible time Robespierre created the guillotine and killed a lot of people.
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Napoleon had never lost a battle in war. He was the strongest war leader known in France.
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One person was ruling all of France. The people did not like this form of government.
