Chapter+16+-+Absolutism

= Week 8 – Ch. 16 Absolutism =

= 10/15 (Monday) THE CRISIS OF THE 17th CENTURY = = = =Target: Review Chapter 14 test and introduce the crisis of the 17th Century.=

=I. Announce dates quiz through 1804= =II. Test Review= =III. Annotation share= =IV. Introduction to absolutism=

= Due Today: M 480-486 (17th Century Crisis & Rebuilding) =

= 10/16 (Tuesday) THE 30 YEARS WAR AND 17th CENTURY MILITARY = = = = Chapter 14 Test Numbers: The curve is 5 points. The retake cut-off is 31 (36 curved). If you scored less than 31, you may retake the test by Monday, October 22nd. If you scored a 30 and you want to retake for that one point, more power to you, but please let me know so I can send a copy of the test to the TC (trying to save paper, don't you know). =

=Target: Examine the 30 Years War and evaluate its causes. Consider how the War laid the foundation for absolutism (and constitutionalism?).=

=I. Distribute Chapter Review Guide= =II. Small groups to develop political/religious arguments for causation= =III. Reconfigured small groups to argue political vs. religious causation= =IV. Small groups attempt to reach consensus= = =


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= Due Today: S 56 (Political 30 Years War), S 56 (Religious 30 Years War) = = =

= 10/17 (Wednesday) FRANCE & SPAIN = = = =Target: Examine the rise of absolutism and the example of France as a case-study.= = = =I. Distribute Chapter Review Guide= =II. Lecture and discussion.=

= Due Today: M 486-494 (Absolutism In France & Spain) = = =

= 10/18 (Thursday) (Late Arrival) AUSTRIA & PRUSSIA = = =

=I. Dates Quiz through 1804 = =II. Use class time to read McKay on Russia and Ottomans=

= Due Today: M 494-497 (Absolutism in Austria & Prussia) = = =

= 10/19 (Friday) COMPARING FRANCE AND THE OTHER ABSOLUTISMS =

=Target: Compare and contrast France with other absolute monarchies= = = =I. Return/discuss FRQs= =II. The French example of absolutism= =III. Comparison chart.=


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= Due Today: M 497-506 (Russia & Ottoman Empire) =

= Week 9 – Ch. 16 Absolutism =

= 10/22 (Monday) COMPARING ABSOLUTISMS = = = =Target: Compare European absolutisms=

=I. Group work summarizing absolute monarchies= =II. Class comparisons.=

= Due Today: Finish absolutism comparison chart. M 506-514 (Alternatives in England & Holland) =

= 10/23 (Tuesday) THE CONSTITUTIONAL ALTERNATIVE: ENGLAND & THE NETHERLANDS =

=Target: Examine the alternatives to absolutism in England & the Netherlands=

=I. Studying admonition (with absolutism winners!)= =II. PowerPoint discussion of English alternative= = =
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= Due Today: S 58 (Russell) =

= 10/24 (Wednesday - Late Arrival) HOBBS & LOCKE =

=Target: Analyze the evolution of the theory and practice of monarchy in England by examining the works of Hobbs & Locke= = = =I. Round robin outlining exercise.=

= Due Today: S 53 (Hobbes) S 64 (Locke) = = = = 1. Analyze the ways in which the theory and practice of monarchy evolved in England from 1603 (the death of Elizabeth I) to 1688 (the Glorious Revolution) = = =

= = = 2. "In seventeenth century England, the aristocracy lost its privileges but retained its power; in seventeenth century France, the aristocracy retained its privileges but lost its power." = = Assess the accuracy of this statement with respect to the political events and social developments in the two countries in the seventeenth century. = = = = 3. Compare and contrast the key characteristics of Russian, Prussian or Austrian absolutism. =

= 10/25 (Thursday) WRITING DAY =

= CHAPTER 16 FRQ =

= Due Today: McKay annotations and prompt preparation. =

= 10/26 (Friday) CHAPTER TEST =

= OPTIONAL REVIEW SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 7:15 A.M., FRIDAY IN ROOM 7044 =

= CHAPTER 16 TEST =

= Due Today: AP MISER and study for test. =