World History 11th Grade - Week of 4/22 - 4/26

Hey Folks!

This week we will move onto Topic 9 Crisis and Absolutism.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

What are the differences, if any, between a military dictatorship and a king ruling by “divine right”?

Learning Objectives

Topic 9.1 Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion

Objectives: Understand the causes for why religious and political conflicts erupted between Protestants and Catholics in many European nations. Compare and contrast why King Philip II championed Catholic causes throughout his lands, while England became the leader of Protestant nations of Europe. Describe how England defeated Spain at sea.

Topic 9.2 Social Crises, War, and Revolution

Objects: Understand why social, economic, and religious conflicts challenged the established political order throughout Europe. Understand how population decline in Europe and the hysteria of witchcraft trials contributed to economic and social problems in seventeenth-century Europe. Describe how Europeans responded to economic and social problems.

Topic 9.3 Response to Crisis: Absolutism

Objectives: Describe how France became the greatest power of the seventeenth century. Understand the reasons why Prussia, Austria, and Russia also emerged as great European powers. Summarize the accomplishments of Peter the Great.

Topic 9.4 The World of European Culture

Objectives: Understand how art and literature reflected people’s spiritual perceptions and the human condition.

Describe how the artistic movements of Mannerism and the baroque began in Italy and reflected the spiritual perceptions of the time. Learn how mannerism depicted the tensions in society after the Renaissance.

This Week’s Assignments

  1. Topic 9.1 Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
  2. Topic 9.2 Social Crises, War, and Revolution
  3. Topic 9.3 Response to Crisis: Absolutism
  4. Topic 9.4 The World of European Culture
  5. Quiz

Last Week’s Assignments

  1. Topic 8.1 The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
  2. Topic 8.2 Cultural Blending and The Birth of Modern Persia
  3. Topic 8.3 The Mughal Empire in India
  4. Topic 8 Quiz