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Objectives

1. Define absolutism and identify its characteristics. Compare and contrast absolutism in France to absolutism in Eastern Europe

2. Describe constitutionalism, list where it flourished and summarize the methods by which it flourished

3. Evaluate the methods by which rulers imposed order on their subjects

4. Identify and describe new ideas and knowledge that emerged in the latter half of the 17^th century

5. Analyze how the European emphasis on order and discipline manifested itself in culture and society

 Topic A: Louis XIV: Model of Absolutism (622)

1. The Fronde, 1648–1653  623–624
2. Court Culture as an Element of Absolutism  624–626
3. Enforcing Religious Orthodoxy  626–627
4. Extending State Authority at Home and Abroad  627–630

 Topic B: Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe (630)

1. Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden: Militaristic Absolutism  631–632
2. An Uneasy Balance: Austrian Habsburgs and Ottoman Turks  632–634
3. Russia: Foundations of Bureaucratic Absolutism  634–635
4. Poland-Lithuania Overwhelmed  635–636

 Topic C: Constitutionalism in England (636)

1. England Turned Upside Down, 1642–1660  637–643
2. The Glorious Revolution of 1688  643–644

 Topic D: Constitutionalism in the Dutch Republic and the Overseas Colonies (645)

1. The Dutch Republic  645–648

2. Freedom and Slavery in the New World  648–649

 Topic E: The Search for Order in Elite and Popular Culture (649)

1. Social Contract Theory: Hobbes and Locke  650–651
2. Newton and the Consolidation of the Scientific Revolution  651–653
3. Freedom and Order in the Arts  653–656
4. Women and Manners  656–658
5. Reforming Popular Culture  658–661