Slide 1HIST 242 Development of Western Civ (1715-present)Slide 3Slide 4Slide 518th CENTURY EUROPE18th CENTURY EUROPESlide 8Slide 9Please sit in the area designated for your instructor’s groupsCentral area (blue and green): leave row “H” freeSTAGE (front of the classroom)Instructor:MR. ROBERT RENNIESection:-9: CRN 21162Instructor:MR. ROBERT GLAZESections:-3: CRN 21156-5: CRN 21158-8: CRN 21161Instructor:MS. ALISON VICKSections:-1: CRN 21154-6: CRN 21159-10: CRN 21163Instructor:MR. WILL RALLSections:-4: CRN 21157-7: CRN 21160-11: CRN 21164Instructor:MR. MAX MATHERNESections:-2: CRN 21155-12: CRN 21165-13: CRN 21166BACK OF THE ROOMHIST 242Development of Western Civ (1715-present)Dr. Marina Maccari-ClaytonOffice hours: T 8:30am-10:30am & 12pm-1pm or by appt.Office: Dunford 2523 (5th floor)•Lecture: MW 10:10am-11:00am•Discussion: once a week (see your schedule)–Instructors:•Mr. Robert Glaze (sections 3, 5, 8)•Mr. Max Matherne (sections 2, 12, 13)•Mr. Will Rall (sections 4, 7, 11)•Mr. Robert Rennie (section 9)•Ms. Alison Vick (sections 1, 6, 10)Course emphasis:•European history - 18th century (=1700s) to the present–Some topics: French Revolution and human rights; industrialization and inequality; nationalism; imperialism and genocide; war and propaganda; etc.–Goals: facts; cause-and-effect relationship; analysis of historical sources; critical thinking; writingRequired readings:•Additional readings and videos posted on Bb•Coffin: electronic or print•Tackett and Spiegelman: print only •Docs on Bb: print onlyAssignments:•Participation in discussion (20%)•Tackett’s assignments (20%)•Spiegelman’s assignments (20%)•3 in-class exams (5%+15%+20%)Special accommodations: contact me ASAP if you are requesting an accommodationCourse policies•Syllabus•Bb & emails•Electronic devices•Attendance•Assignments•Academic integrity•Exceptions: none18th CENTURY EUROPE•18th century = 1700-1799Ancien Régime = Old RegimeFrench Revolution (1789)Modern Era18th CENTURY EUROPE•Political structure absolutism•Social structure orders or estatesAbsolutismSystem of government in which both executive and legislative power derives entirely from the personal sovereignty of the king.- monarch holding sole and uncontestable power over the state and his subjects•Louis XIV (1638-1715): paradigmatic example of absolute ruler•Absolutism under attack during the reign of Louis XV (1710-1774)•Absolutism destroyed by French Revolution during the reign of Louis XVI (1754-1793)•L’état, c’est moi•“One king, one law, one faith”Main features:1. Sacred2. Paternal (docs for discussion)3. Subject to reason•Strong religious connotation–legitimacy of absolutism rested on religionImplications of divine right theory?•Absolute vs. arbitrary power–Respect for the (unwritten) fundamental laws of the country. Examples:•Inalienability of the royal domain•Salic law of succession (through direct male line)•Catholicism as state religionLouis XIV