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The Renaissance was an artistic movement that started in Italy and spread through Northern Europe in 1400's-1600's
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During the European Exploration European countries colonized and conquered different countries.
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In 1420 Prince Henry started to sponsor voyages
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In 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. The printing press helped spread ideas.
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In 1492 Christopher left Spain to discover the "New World".
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Found a water route to India around Africa
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In 1503 Leonardo da Vinci painted one of the most known paintings in the world, "The Mona Lisa".
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In 1509 Desiderius Erasmus wrote "The Praise Of Folly"
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In 1512 Michelangelo finishes his Sistine Chapel painting
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Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis to the church door in 1517. He said God viewed everyone as equals. He also said inner simple faith lead to salvation.
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The Reformation led to religious conflicts and was the start of the Modern World.
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He invaded Mexico and seized the Aztec ruler
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Led men on an expedition to the Inca empire claimed the land for Spain.
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He made several voyages to North America looking for the NW passage
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He founded the Jesuits
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Discovered/developed the Heliocentric theory and published it in his book in 1543.
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Henry VIII began the Anglican church in 1543
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The Scientific Revolution was a time when there was a lot of advances in technology and sciences
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Sometime close to 1558 she made the Anglican Church the official church of England.
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He was the creator of Calvinism
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Was the first Englishman to sail around the world and defeated the Spanish Armada
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First to circumnavigate the globe
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In 1594 William Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet".
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Galileo was not the first person to invent the telescope ,but he did use it in the 1600’s to study the night sky.
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William Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet" in 1601.
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Johannes Kepler developed his laws of Planetary motion. The first 2 were published in 1609 and his 3rd one in 1619.
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He wrote the book Don Quixote
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He discovered the circulation of blood in the body
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This war was fought between the Catholics and Protestants of many national armies.
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Was the king of England and Scotland
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The English Civil War was many conflicts between parliament and Royalists
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He wrote Leviathan in 1661
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He was a English military leader. Cromwell dissolves parliament
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Isaac Newton discovered his laws of gravity and laws of motion
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He restored to the thrown and in 1679 he passed the law Habeas Corpus
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He made Versailles in 1682 and continued to remodel it throughout his life.
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Peter the Great was the leader of Russia in 1682
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The Enlightenment was a movement to emphasize individualism rather than tradition
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The overthrow of king James II
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He wrote Two treatises on government in 1689.
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They were the rulers of England
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King of Prussia .Was successful in the seven years war.In 1740 he became the leader of Prussia
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Wrote the spirit of powers. He said need power to check each other, maintain balance .
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He wrote candid. He believed in the separation of the church and the state.
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Louis XVI tried to sneak out of Paris in 1761
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He wrote the Social Contract in 1762
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The Revolution overtook the monarchy and it changed politics in society in France
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He was an emperor of France from 1804 from 1814
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He created the piece the Death of Sardanapalus in 1827
