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History of the Ancient and Medieval World

History of the Ancient and Medieval World. Absolutism Prussia, Austria & Russia. Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 111. The Reformation. The Renaissance. The Voyages Of Discovery. The Scientific Revolution. The New Monarchies. Emerging Nation States Foundation of Modern Europe.

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History of the Ancient and Medieval World

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  1. History of the Ancient and Medieval World Absolutism Prussia, Austria & Russia Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 111

  2. The Reformation The Renaissance The Voyages Of Discovery The Scientific Revolution The New Monarchies Emerging Nation States Foundation of Modern Europe

  3. The New Monarchies • Machiavelli’s view of the successful ruler • The prince: agent of change in state formation • The need for unity, security and prosperity • “How to” model: Absolutism emerges on continent The monarch must break feudal ties to past • What to look for in the successful state

  4. The New Monarchies(cont.) • Church and nobility subordinated to monarch • Bureaucracy to supervise royal policies • Royal system of justice • Royal monopoly on military power • Dependable and adequate source of income Winners and losers in early modern Europe

  5. Thirty Years War(A Very Short Version) • War begins over religion but politics and dynastic issues are what’s really at stake. • European powers all get involved and stir the pot. • Outright banditry causes loss of life (30% of German population) and enormous property damage. (Consult Voltaire’s Candide) • Peace of Westphalia, 1648: map of Europe redrawn and unity of HRE denied. • Politics take precedence over religion; unity of Christendom in West seems no longer possible.

  6. Russia: The Issue of Warm-Water Ports

  7. Winners and LosersExplain

  8. Losing Out against Competition • Weakening of Monarchy (HRE and Poland) (It’s elective- why a bad idea?) • Poland disappears in 1795 as a result of actions by Russia, Austria and Prussia. • Napoleon abolishes HRE in early 1800s. What a long run – 800-1800 C.E.! • Ottoman Empire: Leadership problems (weak sultans) and falling behind in especially military technology)

  9. Winning StatesCentral/Eastern Europe • In different ways, different degrees winners establish “service” states which reward “compliant” nobles and create new nobles. (almost no middle class) • Foreigners welcomed into state service- a modernizing force • Consciously imitating France, the benchmark autocratic state Big Future Issue: the Monarch vs. the State

  10. Assignment 1:due Wed, 5/22 • Read text, pp 524-529 • Complete graphic organizer • Answer thematic questions, pp 528 + 529 • Complete Map Skills assessment, pp 526 • Personal Map due 5/21 Frederick II, “The Great” “First Servant of the State” (Self-described)

  11. Assignment 2:due Thurs, 5/23 • Identify all blue terms text, pp 525-529 and answerComprehension and Critical Thinking questions, pp 529. • Auto-Test Maria Theresa (1717-1780) “Our lives and our blood for your Majesty”

  12. Assignment 3:due Fri., 5/24 • Read text, pp. 530-535 • Complete Graphic Organizer • Identify all new terms • Complete Map Skills questions, pp 534 Peter the Great: St. Petersburg Commissioned by Catherine the Great, statue shows Peter as Roman hero (Consult NotesPage)

  13. Assignment 4: due Tues., 5/ • Answer Comprehension and Critical Thinking questions, pp 535. • Answer questions Thinking Critically, Infographic, pp 532. • Complete Map • Auto-Test Catherine The Great (as Minerva) Patroness of Arts and Letters “philosopher on throne”

  14. Last SCA: Analyze the Visual Evidence(Instructions in Notes View) 2 Portraits: 2 Absolute Monarchs – How do they want to be perceived!

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