Crisis and Absolutism - Ch. 14
From the thirteenth to the seventeenth century, a new and unique form of political organization emerged in the West: the dynastic, or national, state. It harnessed the material resources of its territory, directed the energies of the nobility into national service, and increasingly centralized political authority. The national state, a product of dynastic consolidation, is the essential political institution of the modern West.
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Ch. 9 Sec. 3: The Growth of European Kingdoms (pgs. 316 - 321)
Ch. 14 Sec. 1: Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion (pgs. 454 - 457) Ch. 14 Sec. 2: Social Crisis, War, and Revolution (pgs. 458 - 463) Ch. 14 Sec. 3: Response to Crisis: Absolutism (pgs. 464 - 471) Crisis and Absolutism (pdf) |
Assignments
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Enduring Understanding
1. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 changed the course of English government
2. The development of Parliamentary democracy in England was based on the rule of law
3. The Thirty Years War had long-lasting impact
4. The development of a strong Protestant monarchy in England under Elizabeth I changed the balance of power in Europe
5. Many political, economic, social and religious factors led to the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
2. The development of Parliamentary democracy in England was based on the rule of law
3. The Thirty Years War had long-lasting impact
4. The development of a strong Protestant monarchy in England under Elizabeth I changed the balance of power in Europe
5. Many political, economic, social and religious factors led to the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
Essential Questions
1. How did William the Conqueror and his descendants establish the rule of law in England?
2. What was the Magna Carta and why was it signed by the King?
3. How did the rule of the Tudors impact the balance of power in England?
4. Why was the Thirty Years War fought and what specific impacts did it have in Europe?
5. What qualities made leaders successful in Early Modern Europe, and are these qualities still valued in leaders today?
6. Should a king or ruler be "above the law?"
7. What gives a ruler sovereignty?
2. What was the Magna Carta and why was it signed by the King?
3. How did the rule of the Tudors impact the balance of power in England?
4. Why was the Thirty Years War fought and what specific impacts did it have in Europe?
5. What qualities made leaders successful in Early Modern Europe, and are these qualities still valued in leaders today?
6. Should a king or ruler be "above the law?"
7. What gives a ruler sovereignty?