Early Modern Europe, 1560-1648 (10-15%)

The opening of the Atlantic

The Commerical Revolution

Dynastic and religious conflicts

Thought and culture

Video

From Art of the Western World
Realms of Light—The Baroque
Part I: The Church's campaign to counter the Reformation relied on dramatic depictions of religious scenes, such as those of Caravaggio and Bernini. Part II: The royal courts in Spain and the wealthy burghers in the Netherlands commissioned major paintings by Velazquez and Rembrandt and shaped their content. (Broadband Video on Demand) 

From The Western Tradition
The Wars of Religion
For more than a century, the quarrels of Protestants and Catholics tore Europe apart. (Broadband Video on Demand) 

The Rise of the Trading Cities

Amid religious wars, a few cities learned that tolerance increased their prosperity. (Broadband Video on Demand) 

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Chapter 2 An Age of Conflicts: Seventeenth Century Europe (1603 - 1713)

2.0 Introduction

2.1 The Stuart Dynasty

2.2 The Thirty Years’ War

2.3 France and Richelieu

2.4 The Decline of Spain under Philip II

2.5 The English Civil War (1642-1649)

2.6 The Age of Reason and Enlightenment

2.7 The Anglo-Dutch Wars

2.8 Peter, the Great

2.9 The Spanish Succession

2.10 The Glorious Revolution

2.11 Points to Remember

Sparknotes Click on History and then on The Scientific Revolution (1550-1700)

Lectures

Introduction (Knox)

• 33. Thirty Years War (Rempel)
  
• 04. A New Europe (Rempel) (from his lectures on Western Civilization II)
  

The Reformation (Knox)

English Civil War (Knox)

Scientific Revolution (Knox)

Lecture Outline Review

• Catholic Revival (Owens)
• Ooze, Mystery and Machines: The Emergence of Modern Science (Owens)
• The New World System Emerges (Owens)
• War and Changing Political Institutions (Owens)
• Conclusion: Toward an Age of Revolutionary Change (Owens)
  Early Modern Europe Study Questions (Knox)

Quiz

From Pink Monkey Click on Study Guides and then on European History
Scroll down to: Questions Sparknotes Take the quiz for this unit.

Library

From Pink Monkey Click on Study Guides and then on European History
Scroll down to: Bibliography

Resources

From Pink Monkey Click on Study Guides and then on European History
Scroll down to: Important Dates in European History

From Pink Monkey Click on Study Guides and then on European History
Scroll down to: A Glossary of Historical Terms

References and Resources (Knox)

Reading About the World, Vol. 2 (Brians)

The Encyclopedia of World History

Related On-Line Texts:
Contents page for World Cultures lectures and readings from Washington State University (Hooker)
Texts and Documents: Europe from the Hanover College Historical Texts Project.
Online Medieval and Classical Library from the library at the University of California, Berkely
Eurodocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe from the Library at Brigham Young Univerrsity

Internet Resources:
European History Resources at the University of Mississippi.

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