Semester II - Week of 02/23
On Cannibals - Michel de Montaigne
What reason does Montaigne give for judging cannibalistic Native Americans to be preferable to Europeans?
In his description of cannibal society, Montaigne keeps comparing it to the European society of his day — what is he suggesting through this comparison?
Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Western Europe (1589-1715)
For each of the sections complete the following:
List the word(s) you don’t know
Find their meaning as it relates to the content
Write a concise summary of each section
Due 2/26
Intro - 531
Absolutism – 532-533
The Foundations of French Absolutism: Henry IV, Sully, Richelieu – 534-537
The Absolute Monarchy of Louis XIV – 537-540
Financial and Economic Management Under Louis XIV: Colbert – 540-541
Due 3/2
The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes – 541-542
French Classicism – 542
Louis XIV’s Wars – 542-546
The Decline of Absolutist Spain in the Seventeenth Century – 546-548
Constitutionalism – 548
The Decline of Royal Absolutism in England (1603-1649) – 548-550
Due 3/6
Religious Issues – 550-551
Puritanical Absolutism in England: Cromwell and the Protectorate – 551-553
The Restoration of the English Monarchy – 553
The Triumph of England’s Parliament: Constitutional Monarchy and Cabinet Government – 554
The Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century – 554-559