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Unit IV: CH 16- A Century of Crisis, 1560-1648 (581-619)

 Objectives:

1. Identify and describe the causes and results of the Wars of Religion in France

2. Describe and analyze the impact of the Thirty Years’ War on Europe

3. Evaluate the decline in Spanish power in the seventeenth century

4. Describe how economic decline affected ordinary people

5. Evaluate how and why art, culture, and intellectual life changed in the late 16^th and early 17^th century

 Topic A: Religious Conflicts and State Power, 1560–1618 (582)

1. French Wars of Religion, 1562–1598  582-585

2. Challenges to Spanish Power  586-589

3. Elizabeth I’s Defense of English Protestantism  589-590

4. The Clash of Faiths and Empires in Eastern Europe  590-591

Topic B: The Thirty Years’ War and the Balance of Power, 1618–1648 (591)

1. Origins and Course of the War  592-593

2. The Effects of Constant Fighting  593-595

3. The Peace of Westphalia, 1648  595-597

Topic C: Economic Crisis and Realignment (597)

1. From Growth to Recession  598-599

2. Consequences for Daily Life  599-603

3. The Economic Balance of Power  603-605

 Topic D: A Clash of Worldviews (606)

1. The Arts in an Age of Crisis  606-608

2. The Natural Laws of Politics  608-610

3. Origins of the Scientific Revolution  610-615

4. Magic and Witchcraft  615-617