APEH Unit 3

Rancho Buena Vista High School

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EUROPEAN HISTORY

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UNIT III:
The Conflict Between Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Louis XIV built his fabulous palace at Versailles to escape Paris, control his nobles, and impress anyone and everyone. It became the model for every court in Europe and remains as one of the best examples of life in the age of absolute monarchy.

SYLLABUS AND DAILY ASSIGNMENTS:

TEXT READINGS:

SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS:

On-Line Support:

FOR DAILY ASSIGNMENTS, CONSULT YOUR CLASS SYLLABUS FOR THE CALENDAR.

Unit 3 Writing Assessment:

Unit III Journal Topics (These are the topics given in Mr. Roswell's class and may not always agree with those for Mr. Arias. The topics will be added at the earliest opportunity after they are given in class.)

CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS: The following State of California content standards for Grade 10: World History, Culture and Geography, will be dealt with completely or in part:

10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty.

Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolutions in England, the United States, France, and Latin America (e.g., John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison).
List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791).

Analysis skills standards are embedded in the content and will be interwoven throughout this and every unit.

Major changes in the European Map, 1600-1721

1600 (as the century begins)	1648 (after the Peace of Westphalia)	1715 (at the death of Louis XIV)	1721 (at the end of the Great Northern War)
© Copyright 1992-2000, Clockwork Software, Inc., Chicago, IL USA. www.HistoricalAtlas.net.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Trace the development of absolute monarchy in the government of France in the reigns of Henry IV, Louis XIII, and Louis XIV.

Trace the development of constitutional government in England from the death of Elizabeth I to the reign of George II.

Describe the development of the absolute tsarist system in Russia from the ousting of the Mongols through the reign of Peter the Great.

SHORT ANSWERS (SA's):

Define and describe the concept of the absolute state as embodied by the practice of absolute monarchy in early modern Europe.
Why is the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715) and his court of Versailles considered the epitome of a European absolute monarchy?
Describe the settlement of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714, and the consequent changes to Europe.
What reasons can be given for the decline of Spain as a European power in the seventeenth century?
How did the Dutch Republic (the Republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands) rise to power in the seventeenth century?
Discuss the process and reasons for the consolidation of serfdom and the loss of individual rights by commoners in Eastern Europe between 1500 and 1650. (How does this trend compare with Western Europe in the same time period?)
Describe the development of the new Habsburg Empire (centering in Austria) that emerged following the Thirty Years' War.
Describe the rise, organization and decline of the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Describe how Prussia built a militaristic absolutist system beginning with Frederick William, the Great Elector, culminating under King Frederick William I (reigned 171301740).
Describe the characteristics of Baroque architecture and how it is connected with the Age of Absolute Monarchy.

Important because . . . / IDENTIFICATIONS (IB's):

*Item not found in text. Most of these items are defined in class handouts.

Portrait Gallery
Cardinal Richelieu, First Minister to King Louis XIII of France	King Louis XIV of France	King Charles I of England
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England	King Charles II of England	Tsar Ivan IV, "The Terrible" of Russia
King William III of England	Queen Mary II of England	Tsar Peter I, "The Great" of Russia

Links to sites of further interest:

Internet Modern History Sourcebook
    The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day, Aug. 24, 1572
    Political Testament of Cardinal Richelieu
    The Court of Louis XIV described by the Duc de Saint-Simon
    James I of England: True Law of Free Monarchies and Speech to Parliament
    The Execution of Charles I
Palace of Versailles (official website with 3 panoramic webcam views)
Mark Harden's "The Artchive"
Art History - Dr. Christopher Witcombe
CGFA - A Virtual Art Museum
Artcyclopedia
Web Gallery of Art
Tigertail Virtual Museum
Web Museum

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