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Apr 13, 1492
Columbus sails to the Americas
Christopher Columbus convinced Spain to allow him to find a route to Asia by saling west across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Apr 13, 1521
Cortez counquers the Aztecs
Afer landing in Mexico, Cortez learned of the wealthy Aztec empire. After a series of skirmishes, Cortez took over the Aztec empire. -
Apr 13, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory is the idea that the earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun. Copernicus was a polish astronomer. -
Apr 13, 1543
Geocentric Theory
In the middle ages, the earth-centered view of the universe in which scholars believed that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe. -
Thomas Hobbes
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Scientific Method
A logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world, in which experimentation and observation are used to test hypotheses. -
English settle Jamestown
A company of London investors received from King James a charter to found a colony in North America. -
John Locke
He said that people learn from experience and reasoning. -
Louis XIV of France begins his reign
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Peter the Great begins his reign
Peter became czar while a child; sister ruled in his place. He removed his sister from the trown and took power for himself.
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Glorious Revolution in England
Parliament, angered by James II's actions and the possibility that his Catholic son could become king, invite James' daughter, Mary, and her husband William to overthrow the king.
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Voltaire
He said that center stones of government should be tolerance, reason, religious freedom, and freedom of speech.
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Cesare Bonesana Beccaria
He believed that laws exist to preserve social order, not to avenge crimes. -
French Revolution begins
The social and political system of France was called the Old Regime. Under this system, the people fo France were divided into three large social classes, or estates.
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The gullotine was invented
The gullotine is an angled blade that falls cutting off the head from the body. Most executions were made with the gullotine. -
Napoleon conquers most of Europe
Napoleon conquered France which is in Europe.
