History of the Ancient and Medieval World

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History of the Ancient and Medieval World
The New Monarchy Spain and England

• Walsingham Academy
• Mrs. McArthur
• Room 111

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The New Monarchies

• Machiavellis view of the successful ruler
• The prince agent of change in state formation
• The need for unity, security and prosperity
• How to model Absolutism emerges on continent
• The monarch must break feudal ties to past
• What to look for in the successful state

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The New Monarchies (cont.)

• Church and nobility subordinated to monarch
• Bureaucracy to supervise royal policies
• Royal system of justice
• Royal monopoly on military power
• Dependable and adequate source of income
• Winners and losers in the modern Europe
• First contestant Spain

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The Spanish Armada (1588)
the decisive action off Calais the English
attack at midnight led by the eight fire ships
that forced the Spanish to cut their cables and
escape to the East
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Assignment 1

• Read text, pp 504-508
• Complete outline
• Answer Thinking Critically, pp 506
• Answer question, View of Toledo, pp 508
• Complete Map Skills activity, pp 505

Palace of El Escorial where Philip II, King of
Spain, planned the invasion of England by the
Armada
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• Note Taking Outline

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Spains Golden Age (1550-1650)
Government 1. Phillip II makes himself absolute ruler Wars 1. Arts 1. Religion 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.
4.Uses Inquisition to Fight Protestantism
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Positive and Negative Effects of Wealth from the
Americas on Spain
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• Siglo de Oro (1550-1650)
• Spanish Tapestry
• What details reflect Renaissance values?
• What details support image of Spanish power and
  prestige?

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The New Monarchies England

• Good Queen Bess dies (1603) Stuarts inherit
• Divine Right I will not be content that my
  power be disputed upon.
• Parliament Responds English Civil War (Cavaliers
  and Roundheads)
• King beheaded I am a martyr of the people.
  (1649)
• The Commonwealth, The Restoration and The
  Glorious Revolution (Whew!)
• Winning state or losing state in the new Europe?
• Analysis

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Assignment 2

• Read text, pp. 516-520
• Define blue terms
• Answer questions 4 Checkpoint questions
• Answer Thinking Critically, Infographic, pp 519

Cavalier Style (à la van Dyck) Long, flowing
ringlets, elaborate, embellished clothes and
plumed hats!
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Assignment 3
Roundhead Style Short hair, plain (military)
dress Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England
1653-1658

• Read text, pp. 520-523
• Answer 2 Checkpoint questions
• Define terms
• Answer thematic Questions, pp 521 and 522

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Assignment 4

• Complete activities on following two slides.

Assignment 5
Test Yourself- Chp. 16, Sec. 1/3 Exams are coming!
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Thomas Hobbes Leviathan

• No arts no letters no society and which is
  worst of all, continual fear and danger of
  violent death and the life of man, solitary,
  poor, nasty, brutish and short.
• The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the
  deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the
  grave thereof.
• The condition of manis a condition of war of
  everyone against everyone.

• Written in 1651, Leviathan is considered by many
  to be the foundation of modern, western political
  philosophy.
• What view of man in a state of nature does
  Hobbes appear to have?
• What prescription might he have had for his
  country?
• What legacy do you think has left us?

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Spain
Absolutism
England
Analyze and Justify.
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Analyze the Visual Evidence
2 Portraits 2 Absolute Monarchs How do they
want to be perceived!