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